as in amnesty
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
a king who was once obliged to do public penance for the remittal of his sins
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Noun
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Rodriguez’s interim government has passed an amnesty law and released 670 political prisoners, yet more than 500 remain behind bars, according to Venezuela’s Foro Penal human rights group.—
Andres Oppenheimer
March 12,
Miami Herald,
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In the case of Brazil, the militaries who led the repressive apparatus of the dictatorship got away with torture and murder through a 1979 amnesty law.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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King did not apologize or seek forgiveness.—
DAVID FISCHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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King did not apologize or seek forgiveness.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One defendant was granted a second pardon to cover his gun charges.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Not everyone who posts will end up behind bars and many cases end with pardons.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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How long does this remission last?—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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These include remission definitions from the international DORIS task force and the Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS), which aim to define what meaningful disease control actually looks like.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Remittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittal. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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