About The Word Amnesty
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Amnesty
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What's The Definition Of Amnesty?
[n] the formal act of liberating someone
[n] a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense [n] a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment [v] grant a pardon to (a group of people) Synonyms | Synonyms for Amnesty: free pardon | pardon | pardon Related Terms | Find terms related to Amnesty: absolution | exculpation | excuse | exemption | exoneration | grace | immunity | impunity | indemnity | nolle prosequi | non prosequitur | nonprosecution | pardon | redemption | remission | remission of sin | reprieve | shrift | sparing | stay See Also | clemency | exemption | freedom | mercifulness | mercy | pardon | warrant Amnesty In Webster's Dictionary \Am"nes*ty\, n. [L. amnestia, Gr. ?, a forgetting, fr. ?
forgotten, forgetful; 'a priv. + ? to remember: cf. F.
amnistie, earlier amnestie. See {Mean}, v.]
1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong;
oblivion.
2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a
general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects
concerned in an insurrection.
\Am"nes*ty\, v. t. [imp. p. p. {Amnestied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amnestying}.] To grant amnesty to. |
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