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1. (n.) amnesty
a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government.
2. amnesty
a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense.
3. (v.t.) amnesty
to grant amnesty to; pardon.
Etymology: (1570–80; (< MF amnestie) < Gk amnēstía oblivion, der. of ámnēst(os) forgetting)
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1. (noun) amnesty
a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
2. (noun) pardon, amnesty
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
3. (verb) amnesty, pardon, free pardon
the formal act of liberating someone
4. (verb) amnesty
grant a pardon to (a group of people)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. Amnesty
forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion
2. Amnesty
an act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection
3. (verb) Amnesty
to grant amnesty to
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Sense: a general pardon given to people who have done wrong especially against the government
The murderer was released under the amnesty declared by the new president.
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 Afrikaans: amnestie |
 Arabic: عَفْو عَام |
 Bulgarian: амнистия |
 Brazilian: anistia |
 Czech: amnestie |
 German: die Amnestie |
 Danish: amnesti |
 Greek: αμνηστία |
 Spanish: amnistía |
 Estonian: amnestia |
 Farsi: عفو عمومی |
 Finnish: yleinen armahdus |
 French: amnistie |
 Hebrew: חֲנִינָה |
 Hindi: सर्वक्षमा |
 Croatian: amnestija |
 Hungarian: közkegyelem, amnesztia |
 Indonesian: pengampunan |
 Icelandic: náðun |
 Italian: amnistia |
 Japanese: 恩赦 |
 Korean: 사면 |
 Lithuanian: amnestija |
 Latvian: amnestija |
 Malay: pengampunan |
 Dutch: amnestie |
 Norwegian: amnesti |
 Polish: amnestia |
 Persian: عفو عمومی |
 Pashto: عمومی بخښنه |
 Portuguese: amnistia |
 Romanian: amnistie |
 Russian: амнистия |
 Slovak: amnestia |
 Slovenian: amnestija |
 Serbian: amnestija |
 Swedish: amnesti, benådning |
 Thai: นิรโทษกรรม |
 Turkish: genel af |
 Taiwanese: 大赦, 特赦 |
 Ukrainian: амністія |
 Urdu: عام معافی ، امان |
 Vietnamese: sự ân xá |
 Chinese: 大赦，特赦 |
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