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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Salazar, who is currently running for reelection has faced criticism from her Republican colleagues who describe her Dignity Act as a broad amnesty for immigrants in the country illegally.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026 -
But these pundits deserve no amnesty.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Loan forgiveness doesn’t fix any of this.—
Michael Carbonara,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Now, one of his relatives is offering forgiveness to the driver charged in his death.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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McCrory also floated the possibility of Henry starting a new program at Blue Hills to help people obtain judicial pardons.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Herzog has been under intense pressure both to issue a pardon from Netanyahu’s supporters and to deny him one from his opponents and those worried about equality under the law.—
Galit Altstein,
Bloomberg,
26 Apr. 2026
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Beyond symptom reduction, patients receiving psilocybin were significantly more likely to achieve meaningful clinical improvement -- response rates were nearly three times higher, and remission rates were about four times higher than the control groups.—
Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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She was treated with chemotherapy and radiation, after which the cancer appeared to be in remission.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Remittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittal. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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