as in amnesties
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 amnesties come after Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was sworn into office as president on April 10 following an election that critics say was neither free nor fair and was orchestrated to maintain the military’s tight grip on power.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Actions including the amnesties and Suu Kyi’s transfer are widely seen as an effort to burnish his image.—
Grant Peck,
Los Angeles Times,
30 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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Going back further, prediction market analysts have identified a trader who appears to have profited handsomely from having advance knowledge of the pardons former President Biden granted in his final hours in office.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Remittals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittals. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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