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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
The Biden administration expanded opportunities for certain Afghans at risk, granting temporary humanitarian parole to many without immigration status. — Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 The defense team is fighting for his release after he was granted parole in August 2026. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 10 Sep. 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
  • Her Mexican mother was naturalized thanks to the 1986 amnesty, but her first husband struggled for years to attain legal status.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • If a salary cap and floor are instituted, they could be phased in over a few years and could include amnesty provisions that allow teams to get out of one onerous contract that would otherwise count against the cap, etc.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Eight cygnets were rescued after a member of the public discovered them on a road in Somerset, England, and contacted Secret World Wildlife Rescue, according to The Independent.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1903 segment, Clemens and McNairy play a couple on an isolated farm, who, like Tom, find and rescue a young person from the snow.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Asked for comment, a White House official said presidential pardons apply only to federal convictions.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But Lindsay's facing state charges, so a presidential pardon isn't an option here.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pardon
Verb
  • Bond is forced up against Blofeld (Telly Savalas), who has a plan to ransom the entire world, threatening the global food supply with biological agents designed to render crops and livestock infertile.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
  • What Andert argues in his video is that LINXS has effectively ransomed LAX to the tune of $880 million — so far — to complete the supposedly less than 3 percent that remains to be built on the project.
    — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
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