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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024am•nes•ty /ˈæmnəsti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - Governmenta general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government: [uncountable]The new regime promised amnesty for all former prisoners.[countable]The rebel soldiers were able to return under a general amnesty.
- a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense: [uncountable]The Parking Bureau promises amnesty for all unpaid tickets if you pay the last few.[countable]an amnesty mediated by the student government.
See -mne-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•nes•ty (am′nə stē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, v., -tied, -ty•ing. n. - Governmenta general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- Lawan act of forgiveness for past offenses, esp. to a class of persons as a whole.
- a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense.
v.t. - to grant amnesty to;
pardon.
- Greek amnēstía oblivion, equivalent. to ámnēst(os) forgetting (a- a-6 + mnēs- remember + -tos verbal adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ia -y3
- Middle French amnestie)
- (1570–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See pardon.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: amnesty /ˈæmnɪstɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- a general pardon, esp for offences against a government
- a period during which a law is suspended to allow offenders to admit their crime without fear of prosecution
vb ( -ties, -tying, -tied)- (transitive) to overlook or forget (an offence)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin amnēstia, from Greek: oblivion, from amnēstos forgetting, from a-1 + -mnēstos, from mnasthai to remember |