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grant amnesty — index clear, condone, exonerate, forgive, free, palliate (excuse), pardon Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
grant amnesty — pardon, acquit, grant immunity … English contemporary dictionary
Amnesty — (from the Greek amnestia , oblivion) is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offense against it to the positions of innocent persons. It includes more than pardon, in as much as it… … Wikipedia
Amnesty — Am nes*ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amnestied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amnestying}.] To grant amnesty to. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amnesty — [am′nəs tē] n. pl. amnesties [Fr amnestie < L amnestia < Gr amnēstia, a forgetting: see AMNESIA] 1. a pardon, esp. for political offenses against a government 2. Archaic a deliberate overlooking, as of an offense vt. amnestied, amnestying… … English World dictionary
amnesty — /am neuh stee/, n., pl. amnesties, v., amnestied, amnestying. n. 1. a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction. 2. Law. an act of forgiveness for past offenses, esp.… … Universalium
amnesty — 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… … From formal English to slang
amnesty — /ˈæmnəsti / (say amnuhstee) noun (plural amnesties) 1. a general pardon for offences against a government. 2. the granting of immunity for past offences against the laws of war. 3. Law a pardon granted by an act of Parliament originated by the… …
amnesty — am·nes·ty / am nəs tē/ n pl ties: an act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individuals illegal alien farm workers seeking amnesty National Law Journal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
amnesty — ► NOUN (pl. amnesties) 1) an official pardon for people convicted of political offences. 2) a period where no action is taken against people admitting to particular offences. ► VERB (amnesties, amnestied) ▪ grant an amnesty to. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
