'Release' in the Bible

But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.

"Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired;

So when they were now assembled Pilate appealed to them. "Whom shall I release to you," he said, "Barabbas, or Jesus the so-called Christ?"

So when the Governor a second time asked them, "Which of the two shall I release to you?" --they cried, "Barabbas!"