general amnesty

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• general amnesty — pardon granted by a government to a group of offenders (especially political offenders) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Amnesty — (from the Greek amnestia , oblivion) is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offense against it to the positions of innocent persons. It includes more than pardon, in as much as it… …   Wikipedia

• amnesty — n. 1) to declare, grant, offer (an) amnesty (he was granted amnesty) 2) a general; political amnesty 3) an amnesty for (the government declared a general amnesty for political prisoners) * * * [ æmnəstɪ] grant political amnesty offer (an) amnesty …   Combinatory dictionary

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

• general — gen•er•al [[t]ˈdʒɛn ər əl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or affecting all persons or things belonging to a group, category, or system: a general meeting of members; a general amnesty[/ex] 2) of, pertaining to, or true of such persons or things… …   From formal English to slang

• amnesty — am|nes|ty [ æmnəsti ] noun count or uncount a situation in which a government agrees not to punish, or to no longer punish, people who have committed a particular crime: a general amnesty for all political prisoners a. a period of time during… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Amnesty International — Contexte général Champs d’action Défense des droits de l homme Zone d’influence Monde entier …   Wikipédia en Français

• Amnesty — International Logo de Amnesty International Contexte général Champs d action Défense des droits de l homme Zone d influence …   Wikipédia en Français

• Amnesty international — Logo de Amnesty International Contexte général Champs d action Défense des droits de l homme Zone d influence …   Wikipédia en Français

• 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