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
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Horner faces either life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Apr. 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
Horner’s mother was one of the first witnesses to testify as the defense tries to convince the jury that Horner should be sentenced to life in prison without parole instead of the death penalty.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Horner faces either life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Apr. 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
Noun
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The amnesty comes a week after Min Aung Hlaing was sworn into office following an election that critics say was neither free nor fair and was orchestrated to keep the military's iron grip on power.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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In recent weeks, the city has explored a range of revenue-generating measures — from making outdoor dining permanent and streamlining business permits to offering tax amnesty and raising its hotel tax.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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There was no sign former leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be freed or if the pardon would include the thousands of political detainees imprisoned for opposing military rule.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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He was released in a mass pardon in 2024.—
Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cutesy anecdotes alternated with triumphs and tragedies—a school district rescued from a ransomware gang, an iPad salvaged from a plane crash.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Another skier was rescued Sunday after sustaining a knee injury in the Lindley Hut area, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
19 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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After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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