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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The Iranians negotiating with the United States — who would be part of making that deal — have been offered limited amnesty, Yingst said Trump told him.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Both Faye and Sonko were still in prison, however, and were not released until little more than a week before the March 24 election under the terms of an amnesty act.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yesterday, Melvin Benn, the boss of Wireless parent Festival Republic, released a statement standing by the booking and advocating for forgiveness of Ye.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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Following the death of his son in a senseless crime, a father’s obsession with finding the killer leads him into a painful search for truth, redemption, and the meaning of forgiveness.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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Under these circumstances, legal observers say that any pardon is likely to face a significant Supreme Court challenge.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Cuban Embassy in Washington said authorities granted pardons to 2,010 inmates under provisions of the country’s constitution, citing factors such as good behavior, time already served and health conditions.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The researchers found that about two thirds of participants in the fasting-mimicking group reached remission at the end of the three-month study period.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2026
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Brazil, which has one of the highest per-capita incarceration rates in Latin America, stands out for having one of the most formalized and nationwide systems for sentence remission via reading in the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Remittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittal. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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