'Release' in the Bible

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the people any one prisoner whom they wanted.

So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

But the governor said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”