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care, charge, guidance, headship, oversight, regulation, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, surveillance
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Reick, who in November was elected to his second term in the Illinois House, was given one year of court supervision and ordered to pay fines and fees totaling $1,665 and undergo counseling, Sangamon County Circuit Court records show. — Dan Petrella, chicagotribune.com, "Republican state lawmaker from Woodstock pleads guilty to DUI," 31 Aug. 2019 Judges were then given a defendant's risk score to determine whether he should be released on his own recognizance, have some level of supervision or require a bond. — Collette Richards, CNN, "States are trying to change a system that keeps poor people in jail. The bail industry is blocking them.," 30 Aug. 2019 Judges were then given a defendant’s risk score to determine whether he should be released on his own recognizance, have some level of supervision or require a bond. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "States are trying to change a system that keeps poor people in jail. The bail industry is blocking them.," 30 Aug. 2019 As part of his latest plea agreement, Judge Benjamin Souede sentenced Besthoff to 20 months in prison, plus three years of post-prison supervision. — oregonlive.com, "TriMet masturbator gets prison after targeting 11-year-old girl on bus to Lloyd Center," 27 Aug. 2019 Randal Quarles, the Fed’s vice-chair in charge of supervision, evidently agrees. — The Economist, "The Fed says it will build a real-time interbank payments system," 10 Aug. 2019 The services they were supposed to receive consisted of supervision with bathing, grooming, ambulation and toileting and reminders to be compliant with medication. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, "After Failing Mentally Ill New Yorkers, Adult Homes Get Second Chance," 30 July 2019 He was sentenced to time served, plus two years of supervision. — Sam Blum | Sblum@al.com, al.com, "Former Auburn player, coach Chuck Person will reportedly not go to prison," 17 July 2019 Caesar sentenced to time served — about two years — and a lifetime of supervision that would include participating in a rehab program. — Fox News, "American who admitted to helping ISIS wants leniency as prosecutors accuse her of being a double-agent," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'supervision.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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