'Parole' is release on your spoken word — from French 'parole' (word), cousin of 'parable' and 'parliament.'
The conditional release of a prisoner before the completion of their sentence, subject to good behaviour and regular reporting.
From French 'parole' (word, spoken word, promise), from Old French 'parole' (word, speech), from Late Latin 'parabola' (speech, discourse), from Latin 'parabola' (comparison, parable), from Greek 'parabolē' (comparison, juxtaposition), from 'para-' (beside) and 'ballein' (to throw). The word entered English first as a military term: a prisoner of war released 'on parole' had given their word of honour not to fight again. The criminal justice sense — early release from prison on condition
French 'parole,' Italian 'parola,' Spanish 'palabra,' and Portuguese 'palavra' all mean simply 'word' — they are the everyday term for a spoken word in each Romance language. English borrowed the word only for its specialised sense of a promise, while the Romance languages kept the general meaning. The same root gives us 'parliament