probation vs law

probation and law both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
probation	Yes	No	No	No
law	Yes	No	No	No

probation (noun)	law (noun)
(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court	the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself	a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership	a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
	the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
	legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
	the collection of rules imposed by authority
	the force of policemen and officers