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noun

Definition of parolenext
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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verb

as in to bail (out)

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Recent Examples of parole
Noun
He was sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after six years. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026 Aguilar was serving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for a 2006 Los Angeles County conviction. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
Scores of hardened, dangerous criminals are being paroled every year thanks to the Massachusetts Parole Board appointed by liberal Democrat Maura Healey. — 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. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parole
  1. amnesty
  2. rescue
  3. pardon
  4. ransom
Noun
  • Christians required amnesty for hundreds of Lebanese who fled to Israel after the Israeli withdrawal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The legislation outlines processes for conditional amnesties and the reintegration of thousands of Kurds, including armed combatants who have lived or operated from strongholds in neighboring Iran, Iraq, and Syria for decades.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of amnesty
Verb
  • Those funds will help animals like Violet, a 7-year-old sheep dog mix rescued from South LA's shelter; Harper, rescued from a homeless encampment; and Claurese, surrendered when her family couldn't afford her medical bills.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rajab survived the initial fire and pleaded on the phone for hours with Palestinian paramedics to come rescue her.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Ocalan and other key PKK figures are excluded from the pardon.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The president has also drawn scrutiny for issuing pardons to people who have publicly supported him or have business ties to him, but his pardon power is separate from the DOJ.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pardon
Verb
  • Bond is forced up against Blofeld (Telly Savalas), who has a plan to ransom the entire world, threatening the global food supply with biological agents designed to render crops and livestock infertile.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
  • What Andert argues in his video is that LINXS has effectively ransomed LAX to the tune of $880 million — so far — to complete the supposedly less than 3 percent that remains to be built on the project.
    — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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