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1 amnesty
['æmnəsti]plural - amnesties; noun(a general pardon given to people who have done wrong especially against the government: The murderer was released under the amnesty declared by the new president.) αμνηστία -
2 Amnesty
subs.P. ἄδεια,ἡ.Binding them by stringent pledges to grant an amnesty: P. ὁρκώσαντες πίστεσι μεγάλαις μηδὲν μνησικακήσειν (Thuc., 4, 74).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Amnesty
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3 amnesty
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4 amnesties
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5 Pardon
v. trans.P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (dat. of pers., acc., gen., or dat. of thing), συγγνώμην ἔχειν (dat. of pers., gen. of thing), συγγνώμων εἶναι (dat. of pers., gen. of thing), V. σύγγνοιαν ἴσχειν (absol.).Overlook: P. ὑπερορᾶν.Be pardoned: P. and V. συγγνώμης τυγχάνειν.——————subs.P. and V. συγγνώμη, ἡ. V. σύγγνοια, ἡ.I ask your pardon for this: V. σὲ δὲ παραιτοῦμαι τόδε (Eur., I.A. 685).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pardon
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