amnesty
150
6.8
- noun
- /ˈæmnəsti/
- Formal
:
amnistía
- The government decided to offer amnesty to the political prisoners, allowing them to return home without fear of punishment.
- grant amnesty
- apply for amnesty
- give amnesty
They want amnesty for the the arrested protesters.
- They want amnesty for the the arrested protesters.
- We have to put these fights aside and declare A pandemic amnesty.
- He demanded that before he visits Poland, they need to instill amnesty for political prisoners so they slowly start releasing them.
Examples
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Today, I declare a general amnesty.
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But when that happened, by the time they ended in February 21-22, the government had already granted amnesty.
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OK, so this is where they actually signed the amnesty agreement and the actual book itself is there.
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"You can promise us amnesty?" the mentor asked, his voice full of doubt.
Fiction book (1991) -
They promised an amnesty process, they promised civil service jobs, security for five years.
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Did you not disappear in 1974, after being released through a general amnesty?
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I am declaring a general amnesty.
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They want amnesty for the the arrested protesters.
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After 1968, he was granted amnesty and returned to Baghdad.
Academic text (1997) -
Fearing a right-wing backlash, they handled the human rights sins of their past with broad amnesty programs.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
252
4.2
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their punishment
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their legal punishments
Antonyms
720
1.3
An action that makes someone suffer for breaking a rule, like a fine or time in prison
How Protected
- Formal
6
5.6
- Formal
150
6.8
- Formal
252
4.2
- Formal
73
5.1
- Formal
1
8.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amnesty comes from Greek parts a- 'not' and mnes- 'remember', so it originally meant 'forgetting'. It is like the word amnesia, which means 'loss of memory', and that's why an amnesty is an official 'forgetting' of crimes — a pardon.