amnesty+(noun)

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• amnesty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blanket (esp. AmE), general ▪ political ▪ tax (esp. AmE) ▪ firearms, gun, knife (all BrE …   Collocations dictionary

• amnesty — ► NOUN (pl. amnesties) 1) an official pardon for people convicted of political offences. 2) a period where no action is taken against people admitting to particular offences. ► VERB (amnesties, amnestied) ▪ grant an amnesty to. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• amnesty — am·nes·ty / am nəs tē/ n pl ties: an act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individuals illegal alien farm workers seeking amnesty National Law Journal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …   Law dictionary

• amnesty — noun (C) 1 an official order by a government that allows political prisoners to go free: an amnesty for all former terrorists 2 a period of time when you can admit to doing something illegal without being punished: an amnesty on illegal handguns …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• amnesty — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Greek amnēstia forgetfulness, from amnēstos forgotten, from a + mnasthai to remember more at mind Date: 1580 the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• amnesty — noun (plural amnesties) an official pardon for people convicted of political offences. ↘an official undertaking to take no action against specified offences during a fixed period. verb (amnesties, amnestying, amnestied) grant an amnesty to.… …   English new terms dictionary

• amnesty — noun the governor has granted amnesty to seven of the prisoners Syn: pardon, pardoning, reprieve; grace; release, discharge …   Thesaurus of popular words

• amnesty — noun Syn: pardon, reprieve, forgiveness, release, discharge; informal let off …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• amnesty — UK [ˈæmnəstɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms amnesty : singular amnesty plural amnesties a) a situation in which a government agrees not to punish, or to no longer punish, people who have committed a particular crime a general… …   English dictionary

• Amnesty International — an independent worldwide organization working against human rights violations and for the release of persons imprisoned for political or religious dissent; Nobel peace prize 1977. Abbr.: AI, A.I. * * * ˌAmnesty Interˈnational 7 [Amnesty… …   Useful english dictionary

• amnesty — 1. noun /ˈæm.nɪ.sti/ a) Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion. b) An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection …   Wiktionary