gating
v.— «His parole officer did not consider holding, or “gating” him until the absolute end of his sentence on Nov. 28, 1989. To do so, an inmate’s behavior must have changed or there must be new information concerning his level of danger to others.» —“Predator: the horror that was Joseph Fredericks” by Ian Macleod in Brampton Ottawa Citizen (Can.) Feb. 14, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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