parolenoun [ U ]
uk/pəˈrəʊl/us/pəˈroʊl/permission for a prisoner to be released before their period in prison is finished, with the agreement that they will behave well:
He's been released on parole.
She hopes to be eligible for parole in three years.
Reynolds was sentenced to life without parole.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not punishing & reducing punishment
- absolve
- amnesty
- clemency
- commutation
- commute
- diplomatic immunity
- discharge
- free pardon
- get (sb) off (sth)
- hook
- impunity
- let
- let sb off
- off the hook idiom
- pardon
- remission
- remit
- reprieve
- spare
- unpunished
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parole
verb [ T ] ukus