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
Didi Martinez, NBC news, 3 June 2025
In 2023, Burnham began serving a term of special parole.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
Hamilton Cain, New York Times, 17 May 2025
He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 18 of them being spent in Alcatraz before he was paroled in 1969.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
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Noun
In April, the family unexpectedly received notice from the Department of Homeland Security that their parole and work authorization had been terminated.
—Didi Martinez, NBC news, 3 June 2025
In 2023, Burnham began serving a term of special parole.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
Verb
Their son, Dylan, was snatched from his day care years earlier and rescued, his bumbling kidnappers imprisoned and eventually paroled.
—Hamilton Cain, New York Times, 17 May 2025
He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 18 of them being spent in Alcatraz before he was paroled in 1969.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
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Some states offer amnesty programs, often called voluntary disclosure agreements, to encourage property holder compliance.—
Jon D'Amato,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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On the revenue side, a tax amnesty program that would allow delinquent filers to pay off their tax debt without penalties is expected to generate $228 million in one-time money for the state.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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The White House confirmed Tuesday that pardon attorney Ed Martin would be reviewing Biden’s pardons for his family members, as well as some other clemencies granted during his final days in office.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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All of which can be read as an attempt by Trump to potentially overturn vast swaths of actions during his predecessor’s term, from pardons to executive orders and more — essentially erasing Biden from the legislative and policy books.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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But Brad Marchand rescued the Panthers with the Marchand Miracle, a goal in the second overtime for a 5-4 road win and 1-1 series heading back to South Florida for Game 3 Monday night.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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The Oscar winner and nominee, respectively, star as Kevin McKay and Mary Ludwig, a bus driver and a teacher, who helped rescue a bus full of children.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2025
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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 13 Jun. 2025.
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