Amnesty
21amnesty — noun (C) 1 an official order by a government that allows political prisoners to go free: an amnesty for all former terrorists 2 a period of time when you can admit to doing something illegal without being punished: an amnesty on illegal handguns …
22amnesty — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) a general pardon, esp. for political offences. v.tr. ( ies, ied) grant an amnesty to. Phrases and idioms: Amnesty International an independent international organization in support of human rights, esp. for prisoners of… …
23amnesty — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Greek amnēstia forgetfulness, from amnēstos forgotten, from a + mnasthai to remember more at mind Date: 1580 the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals •… …
24amnesty — 1. noun /ˈæm.nɪ.sti/ a) Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion. b) An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection …
25amnesty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pardon, remission, moratorium. See forgiveness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pardon, reprieve, absolution, immunity; see acquittal , pardon 1 , 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [AM… …
26amnesty — am|nes|ty [ æmnəsti ] noun count or uncount a situation in which a government agrees not to punish, or to no longer punish, people who have committed a particular crime: a general amnesty for all political prisoners a. a period of time during… …
27Amnesty — am·nes·ty || æmnɪstɪ n. Amnesty International, international human rights organization …
28amnesty — noun (plural amnesties) an official pardon for people convicted of political offences. ↘an official undertaking to take no action against specified offences during a fixed period. verb (amnesties, amnestying, amnestied) grant an amnesty to.… …
29amnesty — noun the governor has granted amnesty to seven of the prisoners Syn: pardon, pardoning, reprieve; grace; release, discharge …
30amnesty — am•nes•ty [[t]ˈæm nə sti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) gov a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government 2) a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense 3) to grant amnesty to; pardon • Etymology: 1570–80; (< MF… …
