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Definition of Amnesty

1. Noun. A period during which offenders are exempt from punishment.

2. Verb. Grant a pardon to (a group of people).

3. Noun. A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense.

4. Noun. The formal act of liberating someone.

Definition of Amnesty

1. n. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

2. v. t. To grant amnesty to.

Definition of Amnesty

1. Noun. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion. ¹

2. Noun. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection. ¹

3. Verb. To grant a pardon (to a group) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amnesty

1. to pardon [v -TIED, -TYING, -TIES] - See also: pardon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amnesty

amnesia amnesiac amnesiacs amnesias amnesic amnesic aphasia amnesics amnesiæ amnestic amnestic aphasia

amnestic psychosis amnestic syndrome amnestically amnestied amnesties amnesty (current term) amnestying amnia amnic amnicolist

amnicolists amnihook amnihooks amnio amnio- amniocardiac vesicle amniocele amniocenteses amniochorial

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