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
David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
The documents related to the parole violation stated Grayson had a positive drug test for fentanyl and had failed to report to the probation department in July.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
There were also two Afghans paroled into the U.S. as part of Operation Allies Welcome, who have posed a threat to national security, the report notes.
—Bill Melugin, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Republicans, for example, would be able to include additional border wall funding, but changes to asylum and parole laws might be rejected by the Senate parliamentarian.
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McKinnon got paroled in 2021 but was re-arrested in 2022.
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The new leader granted amnesty to soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army who served under the old regime as a display of mercy.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
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The White House released the names of convicts who were granted amnesty.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
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Accepting a pardon carries with it the suggestion of accepting guilt.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The president had previously issued 122 commutations and 21 other pardons.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The San Luis Obispo County Urban Search and Rescue team rescued the two individuals in collaboration with the California Highway Patrol and the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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She was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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They were taken by speedboats to the jungles of the southern Philippine province of Sulu, where they were held in harsh conditions before being mostly ransomed off using millions of dollars reportedly provided by then-Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Nestor explains that the employee sold him out to some Haitians, who stole his product and now want to ransom it back to him.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 June 2024
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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