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
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Newsom has scheduled a parole board hearing date of June 13, to assess whether the two brothers pose a threat to the public.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 May 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Ruggs could be paroled by August 2026, according to Pro Football Talk.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to two consecutive sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Newsom has scheduled a parole board hearing date of June 13, to assess whether the two brothers pose a threat to the public.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 May 2025
Verb
After being paroled into the U.S., individuals were allowed to apply for work authorization and generally given two years to stay legally.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Ruggs could be paroled by August 2026, according to Pro Football Talk.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
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The proposal also calls for a pause in the final shift of state sales taxes on motor fuel purchases to the state’s road construction fund, as well as an amnesty program for delinquent taxpayers.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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The Reagan era amnesty program, with its length-of-time requirements and insistence on records clean of even a driving ticket, seems to offer scant promise.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, the Italian government helped to secure a pardon for Patrick George Zaki, an Egyptian student who was detained for almost two years for writing an opinion column in a student newspaper, after a trip home from the University of Bologna.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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Trump also announced Martin will serve as associate deputy attorney general and a pardon attorney within the Justice Department, CBS News reported.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The Browns may have an opportunity to rescue themselves from a similar abyss.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Sandra Oh and more, the new Smurfs will follow the residents of Smurf Village banding together to rescue Papa Smurf after he is captured by an evil wizard.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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This could suggest that while attackers are targeting more victims, fewer are giving in to ransom demands.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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While Mikhail managed to escape by climbing out a window and taking refuge in a nearby nunnery, the men took his son hostage, and Mikhail was not able to ransom him until several days later.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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