gate
v.— «Miss Moore was released from prison on mandatory supervision—a controversial early-release program for prisoners—but was arrested as soon as she left the prison. According to Mr. Cole, this procedure is known as gating and has been applied to seven prisoners in federal penitentiaries across Canada in the past two months. » —“Inmate challenges denial of mandatory supervision” by William Nellis Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) Dec. 22, 1982. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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