amnesty
[noun]
Synonyms: general pardon, absolution, dispensation, forgiveness, immunity, remission (of penalty), reprieve

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

am‧nes‧ty /ˈæmnəsti/ noun (plural amnesties) [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Greek; Origin: amnestia 'forgetfulness', from mnasthai 'to remember']

1. an official order by a government that allows a particular group of prisoners to go free
amnesty for
The government granted an amnesty for all former terrorists.

2. a period of time when you can admit to doing something illegal without being punished
amnesty on
an amnesty on illegal handguns
—amnesty verb [transitive]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

amnesty
noun
ADJ. general, political
VERB + AMNESTY give sb, grant, offer The government granted an amnesty to all political prisoners.
announce, declare
PREP. under an/the ~ He was released from prison under an amnesty.
~ for They announced a general amnesty for crimes committed during the war.

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