as in forgiveness
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the president of France traditionally grants amnesty to specially selected prisoners on Bastille Day
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Recent Examples of amnesty
He was pardoned by Adams in April 1800, when the president declared a general amnesty for all who had been involved.
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Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
The demonstrators demanded amnesty for all students disciplined for pro-Palestinian action; a meeting with Rosenbury and Dean Leslie Grinage; and reversal of the expulsion of two students, according to the group.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
President Reagan's big amnesty bill where millions of people were given a shot at legal status was passed in 1986, a midterm election year, and the high skills immigration bill passed in 1990.
—Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet there cannot be broad amnesty, particularly for those responsible for human rights atrocities.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
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Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
The demonstrators demanded amnesty for all students disciplined for pro-Palestinian action; a meeting with Rosenbury and Dean Leslie Grinage; and reversal of the expulsion of two students, according to the group.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
President Reagan's big amnesty bill where millions of people were given a shot at legal status was passed in 1986, a midterm election year, and the high skills immigration bill passed in 1990.
—Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet there cannot be broad amnesty, particularly for those responsible for human rights atrocities.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amnesty
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“Amnesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amnesty. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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