Canadian English Meaning of amnesty

amnesty

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Definitions and Meaning of amnesty in English

Wordnet

amnesty (n)

a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

the formal act of liberating someone

Wordnet

amnesty (v)

grant a pardon to (a group of people)

Webster

amnesty (v.)

Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

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

Webster

amnesty (v. t.)

To grant amnesty to.

FAQs About the word amnesty

amnesty

a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment, a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense, the formal act of liberating someone, gra

forgiveness,pardon,absolution,Immunity,parole,remission,acquittal,clemency,commutation,condonation

conviction,penalty,punishment,retribution,sentence,assessment,charge,condemnation,good,imposition

amnestied => amnestied, amnestic aphasia => amnestic aphasia, amnestic => amnesiac, amnesic aphasia => Amnesic aphasia, amnesic => amnesic,