amnesty
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plural
amnesties
plural
amnesties
Britannica Dictionary definition of AMNESTY
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a decision that a group of people will not be punished or that a group of prisoners will be allowed to go free
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The government gave/granted amnesty to/for all political prisoners.
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Illegal immigrants who came into the country before 1982 were granted/given amnesty.
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— usually singular
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The government gave/granted a general amnesty to/for all political prisoners.
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The library declared an amnesty from fines for all books that are returned on Thursday.
— amnesty
verb amnesties; amnestied; amnestying [+ object]-
The government amnestied all political prisoners.
