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
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Runnels, 61, was arrested by the Fort Worth Police Department on a parole violation and booked into the Tarrant County Jail on June 11.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
The Supreme Court upheld the reversals, and the three men later pleaded to voluntary manslaughter counts — resulting in them being paroled — under an agreement that required them to admit to being responsible for Tyree’s death in open court.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The parents, David and Louise Turpin, pleaded guilty to torture and years of abuse and were sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Runnels, 61, was arrested by the Fort Worth Police Department on a parole violation and booked into the Tarrant County Jail on June 11.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Verb
Scores of hardened, dangerous criminals are being paroled every year thanks to the Massachusetts Parole Board appointed by liberal Democrat Maura Healey.
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Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
The Supreme Court upheld the reversals, and the three men later pleaded to voluntary manslaughter counts — resulting in them being paroled — under an agreement that required them to admit to being responsible for Tyree’s death in open court.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
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Perhaps teams were banking on the league's 2017 collective bargaining agreement containing an amnesty clause, which would allow teams to wipe one contract off their cap sheet.
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Christian legislators demanded amnesty for hundreds of citizens who fled to Israel after its forces withdrew from Lebanon in 2000.
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Analysts credit the 2011 purchase of NBCUniversal as a huge success; Comcast rescued a company that was on the ropes due to General Electric’s under-investment.
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The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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The school construction scandal should not end in a presidential pardon.
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Maxwell's former attorney, David Markus, told reporters last summer that Maxwell had not requested a pardon, but would welcome any relief.
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That posting also stated that TeamPCP is not holding GitHub to ransom but rather just looking to sell to a single buyer after which the data will be shredded.
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Despite the hype, Kyber suggests that PQC is attracting the attention of less technically inclined attorneys and executives deciding how to respond to ransom demands.
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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