as in pardons
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 paroles
Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Although their paroles were denied, the brothers can ask the parole board to review the case for errors, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paroles
Noun
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Former President Joe Biden issued blanket pardons to his son Hunter Biden and brother James Biden before leaving office.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The pantheon of problematic presidential pardons has always cut across partisan lines.—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tom, for his own part, rescues the orphaned Sam from being a ward of the state and starts taking care of him.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Part of Nihi’s appeal comes from its horse program, which rescues native sandalwood horses from racing tracks.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The nationwide standalone 5G that the carrier announced Wednesday essentially unchains that service from 4G LTE, allowing devices to connect to the network without first requiring a setup via AT&T’s older and slower network.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Paroles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paroles. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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