Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A general pardon granted by a government.
- transitive verb To grant a general pardon to.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A forgetting or overlooking; an act of oblivion; specifically, a general pardon or conditional offer of pardon of offenses or of a class of offenses against a government, or the proclamation of such pardon.
- noun Synonyms Absolution, etc. See
pardon , n. - pret. and pp. amnestied, ppr. amnestying. [⟨ amnesty, n.] To grant an amnesty to; pardon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
- noun An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
- transitive verb To grant amnesty to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Forgetfulness ;cessation ofremembrance of wrong;oblivion . - noun An act of the
sovereign powergranting oblivion, or a generalpardon , for a pastoffense , as to subjects concerned in aninsurrection . - verb To grant a
pardon (to a group)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
- noun the formal act of liberating someone
- noun a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
- verb grant a pardon to (a group of people)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Is that still where the line is drawn on the term amnesty or are there shades of gray?
Arizona, Washington, and the Failure of Comprehensive Legislation | RedState 2010
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The term amnesty comes from the 1986 immigration bill, supported and signed by Ronald Reagan, which gave many illegal immigrants in the United States immediate permanent residency — green cards — with few requirements, a tiny fee and a fast-tracked application process.
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M. O'BRIEN: I think we should note that the term amnesty was not used in that question.
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In particular, Mitt Romney and Michelle Bachmann have hurled at Mr. Gingrich the word "amnesty" - an inflammatory one in this context - during a debate on Tuesday, as if he had proposed a sweeping forgiveness of all illegal immigrants.
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Fear of the label "amnesty" for this kind of legislation is an unacceptable excuse for inaction by Congress especially when the future of America's youth is at stake.
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Fear of the label "amnesty" for this kind of legislation is an unacceptable excuse for inaction by Congress - especially when the future of America's youth is at stake.
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Falana in an interview after the sitting which journalists were allowed to cover for the first time, described Okah's release as a welcome development but defended his stance in opposing the term amnesty, reaffirming that what the constitution recognises was pardon or prerogative of mercy and not amnesty.
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Falana in an interview after the sitting which journalists were allowed to cover for the first time, described Okah's release as a welcome development but defended his stance in opposing the term amnesty, reaffirming that what the constitution recognises was pardon or prerogative of mercy and not amnesty.
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Falana in an interview after the sitting which journalists were allowed to cover for the first time, described Okah's release as a welcome development but defended his stance in opposing the term amnesty, reaffirming that what the constitution recognises was pardon or prerogative of mercy and not amnesty.
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Falana in an interview after the sitting which journalists were allowed to cover for the first time, described Okah's release as a welcome development but defended his stance in opposing the term amnesty, reaffirming that what the constitution recognises was pardon or prerogative of mercy and not amnesty.
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