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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as in to bail (out)
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Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Under New Hampshire law, the accomplice charge carried a mandatory sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
—Allie Yang, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Small was twice convicted of felony assault and was paroled in Oct. 2018 after serving nearly 10 years in state prison.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2024
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Noun
When Sirhan was recommended for parole, in 2021, Ethel and most of her children opposed his release, but Kennedy and his younger brother Douglas, a Fox News reporter, advocated for it.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Under New Hampshire law, the accomplice charge carried a mandatory sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
—Allie Yang, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
Verb
Kevorkian died at 83 years of age in June 2011, four years after he was paroled.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Small was twice convicted of felony assault and was paroled in Oct. 2018 after serving nearly 10 years in state prison.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parole. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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