Parole can be granted when a felon: 1  Has observed and adhered to prison rules. 2  Their release would not lessen the seriousness of their crime. 3  Their release would not jeopardize public safety.
Definition of plausible. 1 : superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious a plausible pretext. 2 : superficially pleasing or persuasive a swindler â¦ , then a quack, then a smooth, plausible gentleman â R. W. Emerson.
(spÄâ²shÉs) adj. 1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument. 2. Deceptively appealing: It is easy enough to give the old idea [of programmatic music] a specious air of modernity (Aaron Copland).