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granted amnesty — granted immunity, pardoned, acquitted … English contemporary dictionary
amnesty — n. 1) to declare, grant, offer (an) amnesty (he was granted amnesty) 2) a general; political amnesty 3) an amnesty for (the government declared a general amnesty for political prisoners) * * * [ æmnəstɪ] grant political amnesty offer (an) amnesty … Combinatory dictionary
amnesty — [[t]æ̱mnɪsti[/t]] amnesties 1) N VAR An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state. Activists who were involved in crimes of violence will not automatically be granted amnesty. Syn: pardon 2) N COUNT An amnesty is… … English dictionary
amnesty — 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… … English dictionary for students
amnesty — noun the governor has granted amnesty to seven of the prisoners Syn: pardon, pardoning, reprieve; grace; release, discharge … Thesaurus of popular words
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 / 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 — /aemnastiy/ A sovereign act of forgiveness for past acts, granted by a government to all persons (or to certain classes of persons) who have been guilty of crime or delict, generally political offenses, treason, sedition, rebellion, draft evasion … Black's law dictionary
amnesty — /aemnastiy/ A sovereign act of forgiveness for past acts, granted by a government to all persons (or to certain classes of persons) who have been guilty of crime or delict, generally political offenses, treason, sedition, rebellion, draft evasion … Black's law 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
