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
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
On April 29, Russell was sentenced to nine years in prison and six years of special parole during a hearing in Hartford Superior Court, court records show.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
Additionally, individuals paroled into the U.S. for at least one year may be eligible.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Mutch was the subject of a 2017 KQED documentary investigating flaws in the state’s parole and justice systems.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
On April 29, Russell was sentenced to nine years in prison and six years of special parole during a hearing in Hartford Superior Court, court records show.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
Verb
Although some board members did refuse to parole anyone with a moderate or high risk score before the law took effect, the state’s parole board had much more discretion in determining when a prisoner was released, former board members said.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
Additionally, individuals paroled into the U.S. for at least one year may be eligible.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
Noun
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Backing union struggles and the fight for amnesty, a life and death question for the labor movement.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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As with the protest earlier this month, the former President and his allies will push for Congress to grant amnesty to those in jail for their roles in the Jan. 8, 2023, riot, when Bolsonaro's supporters stormed and trashed the Supreme Court, Presidential Palace and Congress.—
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26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2023, the Italian government helped to secure a pardon for Patrick George Zaki, an Egyptian student who was detained for almost two years for writing an opinion column in a student newspaper, after a trip home from the University of Bologna.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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Trump also announced Martin will serve as associate deputy attorney general and a pardon attorney within the Justice Department, CBS News reported.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Not long after that, Garland also rescued Dangermouse, whose eye had to be removed at around 12 weeks old due to an infection.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Israeli forces have rescued eight and recovered dozens of bodies.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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