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Definition of parole verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

parole

verb

NAmE//pəˈroʊl//

[usually passive] parole somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they parole

he / she / it paroles

past simple paroled

-ing form paroling

to give a prisoner permission to leave prison before the end of their sentence on condition that they behave well She was paroled after two years.

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