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noun

Definition of parolenext
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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verb

as in to bail (out)

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Recent Examples of parole
Noun
He was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Their son pleaded guilty in October 2022 to murdering four students and injuring several others in the November 2021 shooting at Oxford High School and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
Scores of hardened, dangerous criminals are being paroled every year thanks to the Massachusetts Parole Board appointed by liberal Democrat Maura Healey. — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026 The Supreme Court upheld the reversals, and the three men later pleaded to voluntary manslaughter counts — resulting in them being paroled — under an agreement that required them to admit to being responsible for Tyree’s death in open court. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
  1. amnesty
  2. rescue
  3. pardon
  4. ransom
Noun
  • Right-wing parties around the continent blamed the incident on Spain's comparatively lax migration policies, including an amnesty granted to hundreds of thousands of unauthorised migrants this year.
    — Michael Francis Gore, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • There are new laws, there’s a program for peaceful coexistence, there have been significant releases, and there’s an amnesty law.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of amnesty
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  • Details of the operation that freed the more than 300 people who spent months in captivity were not disclosed, with the statement only saying they were rescued from a forest and are now receiving medical attention.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Divers wear blackout masks and practice rescuing themselves and fellow firefighters while operating without vision.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of rescue
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  • Under that pardon, Fauci would be immune from federal prosecution but could still face state or local charges.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the pardon wouldn’t protect him from a state prosecution or from any perjury charge that could be drummed up from his testimony now.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of pardon
Verb
  • That posting also stated that TeamPCP is not holding GitHub to ransom but rather just looking to sell to a single buyer after which the data will be shredded.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Despite the hype, Kyber suggests that PQC is attracting the attention of less technically inclined attorneys and executives deciding how to respond to ransom demands.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of ransom

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