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Definitions for Amnesty
[1] a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
[2] Law . an act of forgiveness for past offenses, especially to a class of persons as a whole.
[3] a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense.
[4] to grant amnesty to; pardon.
[5] a general pardon, esp for offences against a government
[6] a period during which a law is suspended to allow offenders to admit their crime without fear of prosecution
[7] law a pardon granted by the Crown or Executive and effected by statute
[8] (tr) to overlook or forget (an offence)
Words related to Amnesty
reprieve, forgiveness, immunity, condonation, absolution, dispensation
Words nearby Amnesty
amnesiac, amnesic, amnestic, amnestic aphasia, amnestic syndrome, amnesty, amnesty international, amnio, amnio-, amniocentesis, amniochorial
Origin of Amnesty
1570–80; (< Middle French amnestie ) < Greek amnēstía oblivion, equivalent to ámnēst(os ) forgetting (a- a-6 + mnēs- remember + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ia -y3
Word origin for Amnesty
C16: from Latin amnēstia, from Greek: oblivion, from amnēstos forgetting, from a- 1 + -mnēstos, from mnasthai to remember
Synonyms for Amnesty
forgiveness, immunity, reprieve, absolution, condonation, dispensation