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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Perhaps teams were banking on the league's 2017 collective bargaining agreement containing an amnesty clause, which would allow teams to wipe one contract off their cap sheet.
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Christian legislators demanded amnesty for hundreds of citizens who fled to Israel after its forces withdrew from Lebanon in 2000.
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As well as realization that everyone deserves love, empathy, and forgiveness.
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Mengel wrote the script for the cinematic exploration of family, love, forgiveness and mental health with his friend and creative partner Christian Bengtson.
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The school construction scandal should not end in a presidential pardon.
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Maxwell's former attorney, David Markus, told reporters last summer that Maxwell had not requested a pardon, but would welcome any relief.
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In clinical trials, roughly 78% of patients reached remission and more than 80% were still in remission a full year later.
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Abivax added that more than a third of patients who didn't respond to the treatment initially achieved remission after about 10 months.
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“Remittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittal. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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