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
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
During the 120 days following a parole hearing, the audio recording of the hearing will be transcribed and the decision will be subject to review by the Board's legal office.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Chelsea Bailey and Chris Boyette, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
The United States also paroled Afghans following the fall of Kabul.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The brothers are serving sentences of life without parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
During the 120 days following a parole hearing, the audio recording of the hearing will be transcribed and the decision will be subject to review by the Board's legal office.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
More than 210,000 Haitians have been paroled into the US through the program, according to data released this week by US Customs and Border Protection.
—Chelsea Bailey and Chris Boyette, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
The United States also paroled Afghans following the fall of Kabul.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The following year, Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, granting amnesty to millions of immigrants.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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So far, two students have applied for and been granted amnesty under the policy, which took effect Sept. 9, said UA's Dean of Students Melissa Harwood-Rom.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps a dual pardon of Hunter Biden and Trump would help that cause.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Another 10 states set up additional barriers, such as requiring a governor's pardon, or barring people with certain felony convictions from voting indefinitely.Melissa Santos, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Joyce: How did your hopes for getting rescued change as the sun started to set on the second day?Outside Online, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Almora district officials reported to the scene and worked to rescue passengers from the overturned bus.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 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 21 Nov. 2024.
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