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• 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 — 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

• The Thirty Years War —     The Thirty Years War     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War     The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Amnesty International — Infobox NPO organization name = Amnesty International organization organization motto = It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. [cite web|url=http://www.amnesty.ca/about/history/history of amnesty international/meaning of the… …   Wikipedia

• amnesty — 01. To celebrate his twentieth anniversary in power, the President has declared an [amnesty] for all political prisoners. 02. The peace agreement calls for the guerrillas to turn in their weapons, in return for complete [amnesty]. 03. Former… …   Grammatical examples in English

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

• amnesty — am|nes|ty [ˈæmnəsti] n plural amnesties [Date: 1500 1600; : Greek; Origin: amnestia forgetfulness , from mnasthai to remember ] 1.) an official order by a government that allows a particular group of prisoners to go free amnesty for ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• The Ten O'Clock People — Infobox short story | name = The Ten O Clock People title orig = translator = author = Stephen King country = United States language = English series = genre = Short story published in = Nightmares and Dreamscapes publication type = Anthology… …   Wikipedia

• The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• amnesty — /aemnastiy/ A sovereign act of forgiveness for past acts, granted by a government to all persons (or to certain classes of persons) who have been guilty of crime or delict, generally political offenses, treason, sedition, rebellion, draft evasion …   Black's law dictionary