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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Its members would seek amnesty or leave Gaza for exile abroad.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025 -
The plan does provide the opportunity for remaining Hamas members to decommission their arms and receive amnesty.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Don’t ask for permission, beg for forgiveness.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Becoming a psychologist taught me a great deal about healing, forgiveness and grace – and how all of that must start with ourselves.—
Angela Kenzslowe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In what appeared to have been one of his last acts before leaving the country, Rajoelina issued pardons to several people on Sunday, including two French nationals, according to an internal document seen by Reuters whose contents were verified by a presidency source.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Polling shows the mass pardons were unpopular.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kate Middleton has had a long year after her cancer diagnosis and remission.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
11 Oct. 2025
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After eight weeks of treatment, patients taking 50 mg of obefazimod daily were significantly more likely to achieve both clinical remission (near-complete disappearance of symptoms) and clinical response (substantial improvement in symptoms) compared to placebo.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Remittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittal. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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