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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Jimmy Carter issued a blanket amnesty to Vietnam war draft evaders, following the end of the combative international struggle.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
President Andrew Johnson pardoned President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis on Christmas Day, 1868, as part of an amnesty proclamation that granted pardons to all former Confederates.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Oscar Santana, 64, came to the United States from Mexico in 1986 and because of his time working in the fields was able to attain legal status under the amnesty program signed by President Ronald Reagan.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The bill also would have locked in a provision that the president would not have to close the border until the number of amnesty applicants exceeded a 4-week average of 5000 per day (!).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
President Andrew Johnson pardoned President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis on Christmas Day, 1868, as part of an amnesty proclamation that granted pardons to all former Confederates.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Oscar Santana, 64, came to the United States from Mexico in 1986 and because of his time working in the fields was able to attain legal status under the amnesty program signed by President Ronald Reagan.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The bill also would have locked in a provision that the president would not have to close the border until the number of amnesty applicants exceeded a 4-week average of 5000 per day (!).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Amnesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amnesty. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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