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amnesty
('/&/mn/I/st/i/ )

noun (n)

  • a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment(noun.state)
    source: wordnet30
  • a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    pardon
    source: wordnet30
  • the formal act of liberating someone(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    free pardon, pardon
    source: wordnet30
  • Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • grant a pardon to (a group of people)(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • To grant amnesty to.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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