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- Dictionaryam·nes·ty/ˈamnəstē/
noun
- 1. an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses: "an amnesty for political prisoners"
verb
- 1. grant an official pardon to: "the guerrillas would be amnestied and allowed to return to civilian life"
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Amnesty is the act of granting pardon to a large group of people, often by a government. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and legal and kids definitions of amnesty from Merriam-Webster.
Amnesty is a noun that means a decision by a government to forgive people who have committed illegal acts or crimes, and not to punish them. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of amnesty from Cambridge Dictionary.
Amnesty (from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία (amnēstía) 'forgetfulness, passing over') is defined as "A pardon extended by the government to a group or class of people, usually for a political offense; the act of a sovereign power officially forgiving certain classes of people who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted."
Amnesty is a pardon for offenses against a government, especially before a trial or conviction for those offenses. Amnesty also means an overlooking of past offenses. In law, amnesty refers to an act of forgiveness for past offenses, often issued to a class of people. An amnesty is a pardon for criminal offenses.
Amnesty can mean a pardon for a wrongdoing, or it can also signal a government's willingness to overlook something. Amnesty sounds a little like "amnesia," and that's because in its more specific sense amnesty means "forgetting."
Amnesty is a noun that means a decision by a government to forgive people who have committed illegal acts or crimes, and not to punish them. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of amnesty from the Cambridge Dictionary.
2 days ago · Amnesty, in criminal law, a sovereign act of oblivion or forgetfulness for past acts that is granted by a government to persons who have been guilty of crimes. It is often conditional upon their return to obedience and duty within a prescribed period.
