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
Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The maximum penalty for first-degree murder and second-degree as an act of terrorism is life without parole.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 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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On Monday, the president granted clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences, commuting their sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The maximum penalty for first-degree murder and second-degree as an act of terrorism is life without parole.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
McKinnon got paroled in 2021 but was re-arrested in 2022.
—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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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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The Biden administration also pumped out last-minute surprises, including pardons for federal death row inmates, throughout the course of his last month in office.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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He was sentenced to five years in prison and served two years before his pardon and eventual deportation by Coolidge.Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 24 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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Such data, depending on the sensitivity, can be held to ransom against a threat of publication to a leak site or sale to the highest criminal bidder.Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 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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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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