Definitions for amnesty
ˈæm nə stiamnesty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. amnestynoun

   a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

2. pardon, amnestynoun

   a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

3. amnesty, pardon, free pardonverb

   the formal act of liberating someone

4. amnestyverb

   grant a pardon to (a group of people)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amnestynoun

   Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

2. amnestynoun

   An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.

3. amnestyverb

   To grant a pardon (to a group)

4. Etymology: From amnestie (French amnistie), from amnestia, from ἀμνηστία, from ἀ- + μνήμη (remembrance, reminiscence).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amnestynoun

   An act of oblivion; an act by which crimes against the government, to a certain time, are so obliterated, that they can never be brought into charge.

   Etymology: ἀμνηστία.

   I never read of a law enacted to take away the force of all laws, by which a man may safely commit upon the last of June, what he would infallibly be hanged for, if he committed it on the first of July; by which the greatest criminals may escape, provided they continue long enough in power, to antiquate their crimes, and, by stifling them a while, deceive the legislature into an amnesty. Jonathan Swift.

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1. amnesty

   Amnesty is an official pardon or forgiveness granted by a government or authority for people who have been convicted of certain crimes, often political ones. It involves overlooking an offense without penalty and is typically given to a group of individuals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Amnestyverb

   to grant amnesty to

4. Etymology: [L. amnestia, Gr. 'amnhsti`a, a forgetting, fr. 'a`mnhstos forgotten, forgetful; 'a priv. + mna^sqai to remember: cf. F. amnistie, earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.]

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1. Amnesty

   Amnesty is defined as: "A pardon extended by the government to a group or class of persons, usually for a political offense; the act of a sovereign power officially forgiving certain classes of persons who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted" It includes more than pardon, in as much as it obliterates all legal remembrance of the offense. The word has the same root as amnesia. Amnesty is more and more used to express 'freedom' and the time when prisoners can go free. Amnesties, which in the United Kingdom may be granted by the crown or by an act of Parliament, were formerly usual on coronations and similar occasions, but are chiefly exercised towards associations of political criminals, and are sometimes granted absolutely, though more frequently there are certain specified exceptions. Thus, in the case of the earliest recorded amnesty, that of Thrasybulus at Athens, the thirty tyrants and a few others were expressly excluded from its operation; and the amnesty proclaimed on the restoration of Charles II of England did not extend to those who had taken part in the execution of his father. Other famous amnesties include: Napoleon's amnesty of March 13, 1815 from which thirteen eminent persons, including Talleyrand, were exempt; the Prussian amnesty of August 10, 1840; the general amnesty proclaimed by the emperor Franz Josef I of Austria in 1857; the general amnesty granted by President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, after the American Civil War (1861-April 9, 1865), in 1868, and the French amnesty of 1905. Amnesty in U.S. politics in 1872 meant restoring the right to vote and hold office to ex-Confederates, which was achieved by act of Congress. Those were true amnesties, pardoning past violations without changing the laws violated.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Amnesty

   am′nest-i, n. a general pardon of political offenders: an act of oblivion.—v.t. to give amnesty to. [Gr. a-mnestos, not remembered.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amnesty

   An act of oblivion, by which, in a professional view, pardon is granted to those who have rebelled or deserted their colours; also to deserters who return to their ships.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amnesty

   An act by which two belligerent powers at variance agree to bury past differences in oblivion; forgiveness of past offenses.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amnesty

   A pardon granted by a form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government to a person or group of people to ensure the creation of peace, unity, justness, fairness, human rights, right to life, evolution or other just forward movement in the universes truth and the collective plan for the evolution of humanity.

   Amnesty is important in each country of the world to ensure the creation of peace, unity, understanding, peace agreements and forward movement for a country and the world.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 3, 2020  

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   amnesty

   To grant a pardon for a specific reason using data, facts, information, proof and statistics.

   Amnesty is so important within society to ensure collective accountability and the human desire to move forward, evolve and create unity and peace.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 3, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Exemption
   • Law
   • Pardon
   • Warrant

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'amnesty' in Nouns Frequency: #2789

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amnesty in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amnesty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of amnesty in a Sentence

1. Hong Kong:

   Any demand that we should run an amnesty at this stage, that we will not follow up on investigations and prosecutions of offenders is not acceptable, because that bluntly goes against the rule of law in Hong Kong, ...My sincere plea is: Please give us an opportunity, the time, the room, to take Hong Kong out of the current impasse and try to improve the current situation.

2. Stephen Miller:

   It’s a very easy way to get amnesty, to merely state that you have witnessed a crime, the only people who would benefit from this - since illegal aliens are largely already shielded - are people who they themselves have committed serious criminal offenses or fraud.

3. Salil Shetty:

   This is a historic day for Amnesty International, it was not a decision that was reached easily or quickly and we thank all our members from around the world, as well as all the many groups we consulted, for their important contribution to this debate.

4. President Omar al-Bashir:

   We can freeze rulings during the talks period as well as take any other measures based on consensus, but we cannot provide amnesty unless we feel the talks will succeed because you don't want to grant them amnesty only for them to pick up guns against you again.

5. Heritage Action:

   Amnesty comes in many forms, if any amnesty negotiations are to take place, they should remain extremely limited in scope so as not to encourage further illegal immigration.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amnesty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amnesty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=amnesty
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amnesty
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=amnesty
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=amnesty
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=amnesty
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html