as in amnesty
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
a king who was once obliged to do public penance for the remittal of his sins
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Noun
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The proposal also calls for a pause in the final shift of state sales taxes on motor fuel purchases to the state’s road construction fund, as well as an amnesty program for delinquent taxpayers.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025 -
The Reagan era amnesty program, with its length-of-time requirements and insistence on records clean of even a driving ticket, seems to offer scant promise.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The attack on student loan forgiveness programs is three-pronged.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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However, recent changes to the lending system have narrowed loan forgiveness and affordable repayment options for borrowers.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
7 May 2025
Noun
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In fact, Trump views the Justice Department as a tool to uplift his political agenda, undoing the dedicated work of dozens of federal agents and prosecutors with his blanket pardon of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and punishing or firing personnel that had engaged in disfavored inquiries.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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This administration is leading us down a dark path and putting an indelible stain on every institution, badge and public official that no presidential pardon will or should ever wash away.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Noun
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His chronic lymphocytic leukemia was first diagnosed in 2005 and returned in 2015 before going into into remission.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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According to the American Diabetes Association, digital twins have shown significant rates of remission for patients with Type 2 diabetes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Remittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittal. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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