Definition of amnesty - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
crime admissionTECH. period allowing offenders to admit crimes without prosecutionTECH.
- During the amnesty, many turned in illegal weapons.
2.
government pardonTECH. official act that forgives many people for crimes against a governmentTECH.
- The government declared an amnesty for political prisoners.
Verb
1.
legalTECH. grant an official pardon to a group of peopleTECH.
- The government decided to amnesty all political prisoners last year..
2.
forgivenessRare overlook or forget an offenseRare
- The committee chose to amnesty the minor infractions.
Expressions with amnesty
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law that officially forgives certain offenses and stops punishment or prosecution
The parliament passed an amnesty law after the civil conflict ended.
government program allowing tax debt payment without penalties
The government announced a tax amnesty for small businesses.
Origin of amnesty
Greek, amnestia (forgetfulness)
Examples of amnesty in a sentence
An amnesty was declared for tax evaders. The president offered amnesty to deserters. Activists demanded amnesty for nonviolent protesters. The president may amnesty those involved in the protest. They plan to amnesty tax evaders to boost the economy. The government decided to amnesty past tax evaders.
He was willing to amnesty the mistakes of his youth.
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- French:amnistie, amnistier, ...
- German:Amnestie, amnestieren, ...
- Italian:amnistia, amnistiare, ...
- Spanish:amnistía, amnistiar, ...
- Portuguese:amnistia, anistiar, ...
- Chinese:大赦, 宽恕, ...
- Japanese:恩赦, 恩赦を与える, ...
- Arabic:عَفو, عَفا عَنْ, ...
- Hebrew:חֲנִינָה, לָתֵת חֲנִינָה כְּלָלִית, ...
- Russian:амнистия, амнистировать, ...
- Ukrainian:амністія, амністувати, ...
- Hindi:आम माफी, माफी देना, ...
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