Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
amnesty .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word amnesties.
Examples
-
The concessions to which you refer were never called amnesties but the had the same effect.
UK Commentators 2009
-
And Joe in California: "Lou, how many more 'amnesties' before I have to learn Spanish?"
-
Justice Minister Penuell Maduna had been considering the matter for quite some time, and having looked into it, recommended that the "amnesties" be granted.
-
(and there were ultimately two "amnesties" to resolve the problems which were building up).
-
"amnesties" is staged, for effect, but produces little.
-
Most of what he / she refers to as "amnesties" have been very real humanitarian decisions ")
UK Commentators 2009
-
Vehicle amnesties are a very rare occurrence, and there may never be another.
-
We were able to nationalize them during two different vehicle amnesties at very low cost, although it took about a year to do it for one of our cars.
-
Vehicle amnesties are a very rare occurrence, and there may never be another.
-
The initiative comes after two HMRC amnesties have failed to entice many wealthy taxpayers with offshore accounts to declare their taxable income.
Treasury to get £1bn windfall in Swiss deal over secret bank accounts Phillip Inman 2010
peggytharpe commented on the word amnesties
plural of amnesty
April 5, 2009