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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President Luong Cuong also announced last week a major amnesty for 13,920 prisoners who will be released before the end of their jail terms, including 66 foreigners.—
Phuong Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025 -
At Wednesday’s event, Heidi Garcia, director of KU’s Health Education Resource Office, reminded attendees that the university has an amnesty policy that encourages students to seek medical help for drug- and alcohol-related emergencies without facing conduct violations.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
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In Christian lore, the sycamore also symbolizes repentance, humility, and forgiveness of one’s sins, evoked by the story of the tax collector Zacchaeus, who climbed one to see Jesus.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Feng Shaofeng co-stars in the emotional character study about guilt and the possibility of forgiveness.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Survivors and their advocates warned that a pardon for Maxwell would be devastating.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Chrisley family's grand return to TV after Todd and Julie's pardon releases from prison is marred by family strife that grew during the years of lockup.—
Ryan Coleman September 2,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images Since the landmark stem cell transplantation which saw Timothy Ray Brown become the first person to be cured of HIV in 2007, ten people around the world have been reported either cured or in long-term remission from the virus through similar procedures.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Potentially cured In the coming years, understanding what set the four women who stayed in remission apart could yield vital clues about who might benefit most from this treatment approach.—
David Cox,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Remittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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