as in amnesty
permission given to a prisoner to leave prison before the end of a sentence usually as a reward for behaving well
The prisoner will be eligible for parole after three years. He was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
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Recent Examples of parole
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The Menendez brothers were convicted of their parents’ murders in 1989, and in 1996 they were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Emily Palmer, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
The data shows that nearly 530,000 migrants flew into the U.S. and were paroled.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Noun
He was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of assault, vandalism and violating terms of his parole.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The Menendez brothers were convicted of their parents’ murders in 1989, and in 1996 they were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
Severson was paroled in December 2011, and, after 22 years behind bars, Doyle was paroled in July 2020.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
The data shows that nearly 530,000 migrants flew into the U.S. and were paroled.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
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Lincoln’s successor, Andrew Johnson, swiftly granted an amnesty to most former Confederate citizens, restoring all rights to property (except enslaved people).—
Scott Spillman,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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Part of the agreement under which Junts backs Sanchez’s government was an amnesty against prosecution related to past attempts to secure Catalonia’s secession from Spain.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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If anything, Trump’s pardon created a rare and temporary sense of unity among Illinois Democrats and Republicans who decried the president’s move.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Those included promising not to seek a pardon for Edward Snowden, regularly updating the Senate Intel committee on her foreign travel and working with the panel to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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Emergency crews, including firefighters and traffic employees, were deployed to help rescue victims, São Paulo mayor, Ricardo Nunes, said earlier.—
Ana Melgar,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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During the fight, Raka gets swept away by the current while trying to rescue Mae.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This could suggest that while attackers are targeting more victims, fewer are giving in to ransom demands.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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While Mikhail managed to escape by climbing out a window and taking refuge in a nearby nunnery, the men took his son hostage, and Mikhail was not able to ransom him until several days later.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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