amnest

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• amnesty — /am neuh stee/, n., pl. amnesties, v., amnestied, amnestying. n. 1. a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction. 2. Law. an act of forgiveness for past offenses, esp.… …   Universalium

• Amnestie — Begnadigung; Straferlass * * * Am|nes|tie [amnɛs ti:], die; , Amnestien [amnɛs ti:ən]: Erlass oder Milderung der Strafe (besonders für politische Vergehen): eine Amnestie fordern, erlassen, gewähren; unter die Amnestie fallen. * * * Am|nes|tie 〈f …   Universal-Lexikon

• amnesty — am•nes•ty [[t]ˈæm nə sti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) gov a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government 2) a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense 3) to grant amnesty to; pardon • Etymology: 1570–80; (< MF… …   From formal English to slang