release a prisoner

Frequency: 8.222.4 per million words

To officially allow a prisoner to leave prison.

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Examples (10)

  • The court decided to release the prisoner due to lack of evidence.
  • Human rights organizations are campaigning to release political prisoners.
  • After serving ten years, the authorities will release the prisoner next month.
  • The governor has the power to release a prisoner on parole.
  • They threatened to release the prisoner if their demands were not met.
  • It is a complex legal process to release a prisoner early.
  • The judge refused to release the prisoner, citing public safety concerns.
  • International pressure mounted to release the wrongly accused prisoner.
  • He hopes the new law will allow him to release some prisoners.
  • The warden must approve the decision to release a prisoner.