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
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Aug. 2025
On May 13, the Menendez brothers were formally resentenced to 50 years to life, opening the door to parole consideration.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
He has also been charged with violating his parole in a prior robbery case.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The California Parole Board on Friday rejected Lyle Menendez‘s bid for release, a day after a separate panel refused to parole his brother Erik.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Aug. 2025
On May 13, the Menendez brothers were formally resentenced to 50 years to life, opening the door to parole consideration.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
As part of the plea agreement, Kohberger has no chance of parole and waived his right to all appeals.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
He has also been charged with violating his parole in a prior robbery case.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
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The ruling may also push Bolsonaro’s allies in Brazil’s largely conservative Congress to seek some form of amnesty for him.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some members of Brazil’s Congress had already, prior to the verdict, introduced a bill that could grant Bolsonaro amnesty.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Trump has suggested that the pardons Biden signed using the technology should be considered null and void.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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His pardon came after years of pressure on Egypt’s government from his family, that included long hunger strikes by Abd El-Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, who is a professor of math at Cairo University.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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Brooks explained the white and brown pup was rescued from a cruelty case in South Carolina.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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As Sergio uncovers that the village’s devotion to Matteo is far from benevolent, his attempt to rescue the boy known as the Angel of Remis ignites the community’s vengeful nature.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps she had been struck over the head and wrapped in fabric and thrown in a crate, to be ransomed.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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What happened to the enslaved individuals or the Archbishop of Goa isn’t clear, though the viceroy was ransomed for $2,000.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 July 2025
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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