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Amnesty
01
the formal act of freeing someone from confinement or punishment
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
amnesties
Examples
The government declared an amnesty for all political prisoners.
1.1
a temporary period when certain offenders are officially exempt from punishment, often to encourage compliance
Examples
The government announced a 90-day amnesty for citizens to surrender unregistered firearms without penalty.
02
an official pardon or release from punishment for a specific offense
Examples
The president granted amnesty to the whistleblower.
to amnesty
01
to officially pardon the crime of a group of people
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
amnesty
3rd person singular
amnesties
Present participle
amnestying
Past simple
amnestied
Past participle
amnestied
Examples
The government amnestied political prisoners as a gesture of peace.
