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Amnesty

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Noun

1. amnesty

a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

2. amnesty, pardon

a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

3. amnesty, free pardon, pardon

the formal act of liberating someone

Verb

4. amnesty

grant a pardon to (a group of people)

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Amnesty

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noun plural -ties
1. 
a general pardon, esp for offences against a government
2. 
a period during which a law is suspended to allow offenders to admit their crime without fear of prosecution
3. law
a pardon granted by the Crown or Executive and effected by statute
verb -ties, -tying or -tied
4. (transitive)
to overlook or forget (an offence)

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Amnesty

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nounWord forms: plural ˈamnesties
1. 
a pardon, esp. for political offenses against a government
2.  Archaic
a deliberate overlooking, as of an offense
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈamnestied or ˈamnestying
3. 
to grant amnesty to

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Amnesty

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n. pl. am·nes·ties
A general pardon granted by a government: amnesty for military deserters; amnesty for tax evasion.
tr.v. am·nes·tied, am·nes·ty·ing, am·nes·ties
To grant a general pardon to.

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