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
Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Cummings had been tried separately and had already received life without parole.
—A.d. Carson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
He was paroled in January 2010 and discharged from parole in July 2012.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Noun
If convicted of first-degree murder, Lauren Maloberti faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Cummings had been tried separately and had already received life without parole.
—A.d. Carson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Verb
In a statement to CNN, the Dera said Singh was entitled to parole like thousands of other prisoners in the state.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
He was paroled in January 2010 and discharged from parole in July 2012.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
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That sentence was later commuted to 27 years, and then by a sixth in a Myanmar New Year amnesty on April 17 that freed her ally and co-defendant Win Myint, the former president.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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The amnesty is the second in two weeks, following an earlier one on April 17 when more than 4,500 prisoners were granted amnesty.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, who obtained a pardon from the President, reportedly helped develop a stablecoin launched by World Liberty Financial.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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That's weeks before the Board of Pardons has its next meeting in June, which is when At Chandee's pardon could be made official.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Parker and Larsen then went back inside the house to ensure there were no other people inside, and rescued two cats and a dog in the process.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Hundreds of beagles rescued from a Wisconsin research lab arrived at Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Loxahatchee Groves on Saturday night and will soon be available for adoption, the rescue posted on Facebook on Sunday.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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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
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The Guthrie family has publicly responded to ransom notes with video messages, offering to pay for their mother's return home, but have not received a response.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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