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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
In 2023, Romo was convicted of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy crimes and sentenced to life without parole. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 He was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 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
  • If a salary cap and floor are instituted, they could be phased in over a few years and could include amnesty provisions that allow teams to get out of one onerous contract that would otherwise count against the cap, etc.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Trash pickup this week is following the normal schedule, with the exception that each day is a free amnesty day for bulk pickup to help out people who have had to throw out food that couldn’t be kept refrigerated or frozen.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Some of those rescued are covered in mud and appear injured after being battered by the flood, one video shows.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • There were at least 15 newborns in the nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad when the fire broke out, hospital officials said, but one baby was rescued, officials with the hospital said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Other presidential powers include the negotiation of treaties and the granting of pardons.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • One of the eight parole board members who took part in this case, former prosecutor Shontell Walker, was in favor of granting Noling a pardon, according to the board’s recommendation.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 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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