amnesty
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amnesty¹
- /ˈæm.nɪ.sti/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French amnestie (Modern French amnistie), a borrowing from Latin amnestia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία (amnēstía).
noun amnesties
- Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
- An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection. Argentina has seen few legal issues as contentiously debated as these two laws of amnesty during the last two decades. […] Pursuant to the Convention on Forced Disappearance, amnesties may not contemplate a statutory limitation period less than that corresponding to the gravest crime punishable by d
verb amnesties · amnestying · amnestied
- To grant a pardon (to a group). Shortly after the end of military rule in 1983, the Argentinean National Congress passed legislation that effectively amnestied many persons who allegedly committed human rights violations such as torture, extra-judicial killing, and forced disappearance. […] In other words, a government may be just
Amnesty²
proper noun
- Amnesty International, a UK-based charity.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pardon, free pardon, clemency, forgiving, forgiveness, pardoning, mercy, parole, indemnity, international, jubilee, hyuk, pardons, reprieve, absolution, immunity
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noun forgetfulness
| Français | amnistie |
|---|---|
| Русский | забы́вчивость zabývčivostʹ |
| العربية | نِسْيَان nisyān |
noun act of the sovereign power
| Español | amnistía, amnestía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 특사 teuksa, 사면 samyeon, 은사 eunsa |
| 日本語 | 大赦 taisha, 恩赦 onsha, 特赦 tokusha, 赦免 shamen |
| 中文 | 大赦 dàshè, 恩赦 ēnshè |
| हिन्दी | आम माफ़ी ām māfī |
| Français | amnistie |
| Deutsch | Amnestie |
| Italiano | amnistia |
| Ελληνικά | αμνηστία amnistía |
| Română | amnistie |
| Русский | амни́стия amnístija, поми́лование pomílovanije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự ân xá |
| العربية | عَفْو ʕafw |
verb to grant a pardon (to a group)
| Español | amnistiar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 大赦 dàshè |
| Français | amnistier |
| Italiano | amnistiare |
Talk about this word "amnesty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amnesty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. amnesty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amnesty "amnesty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amnesty.Cite this
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title = {amnesty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amnesty},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
