as in amnesty
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 email goes on to acknowledge possible subversive efforts to circumvent relevant programs from inclusion, and offers a ten-day amnesty period for anyone willing to report these occurrences.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025 -
During his time in the White House, Ford started a program granting amnesty to some men who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War in exchange for 24 months of public service.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
4 Jan. 2025
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The Biden administration made two more attempts to enact mass student loan forgiveness.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump has criticized the scope of Biden's student loan forgiveness.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Shocking Photos of the Violent Riots at the U.S. Capitol The Times also reports that Hemphill may face some legal challenges in rejecting the pardon.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Edward Jacob Lang: Lang was charged with a series of crimes connected to the riot and had been in jail awaiting his trial when Trump issued the blanket pardon.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Santa Maria Maggiore is one of Rome’s four papal basilicas (along with St. Peter’s, the Lateran, and San Paolo fuori le Mura), and during the Jubilee year their holy doors will remain open so that pilgrims can pass through — a rite associated with remission of sins.—
David Laskin,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Mickelson says the goal is to bring about significant changes in therapy and drive toward remission.—
Johnson & Johnson,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Remittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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