as in amnesty
permission given to a prisoner to leave prison before the end of a sentence usually as a reward for behaving well
The prisoner will be eligible for parole after three years. He was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
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Recent Examples of parole
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
The number includes Haitians who arrived under a Biden-era two-year humanitarian parole program that Trump put a stop to on his first day back in office with an executive order.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Because of a Cold War-era law, Cubans paroled into the U.S. are eligible to apply for green cards.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
DeAngelo was convicted and sentenced last year to life in prison without parole.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
The number includes Haitians who arrived under a Biden-era two-year humanitarian parole program that Trump put a stop to on his first day back in office with an executive order.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
Another provision allows state attorneys general to sue the U.S. Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security if an immigrant paroled into the country commits a crime judged to harm the state or any of its residents physically or financially.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Because of a Cold War-era law, Cubans paroled into the U.S. are eligible to apply for green cards.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
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According to Wehle, amnesty or mass pardons following wars or uprisings date back to the ancient Greeks in 403 B.C.—
Bill Hamilton,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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Create an amnesty plan: Parents can create an amnesty policy that allows teens to turn to them for help in a dangerous situation without consequences.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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On Friday, Trump announced a posthumous pardon for Pete Rose, who died at age 83 in September after he was banned from by the league and the Baseball Hall of Fame after he was accused in 1989 of betting on the Cincinnati Reds during his time as a player and team manager.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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In 2018, the president granted her clemency, followed by a full pardon in 2020.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Among my very highest priorities is to rescue our economy and get dramatic and immediate relief to working families.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Greta and Szymon After being rescued, Greta's husband—a.k.a.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This could suggest that while attackers are targeting more victims, fewer are giving in to ransom demands.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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While Mikhail managed to escape by climbing out a window and taking refuge in a nearby nunnery, the men took his son hostage, and Mikhail was not able to ransom him until several days later.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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