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Synonyms for amnesty
ˈæm nə stiamnesty
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
amnestynoun
Acquittal is a release from a charge, after trial, as not guilty. Pardon is a removal of penalty from one who has been adjudged guilty. Acquittal is by the decision of a court, commonly of a jury; pardon is the act of the executive. An innocent man may demand acquittal, and need not plead for pardon. Pardon supposes an offense; yet, as our laws stand, to grant a pardon is sometimes the only way to release one who has been wrongly convicted. Oblivion, from the Latin, signifies overlooking and virtually forgetting an offense, so that the offender stands before the law in all respects as if it had never been committed. Amnesty brings the same idea through the Greek. Pardon affects individuals; amnesty and oblivion are said of great numbers. Pardon is oftenest applied to the ordinary administration of law; amnesty, to national and military affairs. An amnesty is issued after war, insurrection, or rebellion; it is often granted by "an act of oblivion," and includes a full pardon of all offenders who come within its provisions. Absolution is a religious word (compare synonyms for ABSOLVE). Remission is a discharge from penalty; as, the remission of a fine.
Synonyms:
absolution, acquittal, forbearance, forgiveness, mercy, oblivion, pardon, pardon, remissionAntonyms:
penalty, punishment, retaliation, retribution, vengeancePreposition:
A pardon to or for the offenders; for all offenses; the pardon of offenders or offenses.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
amnesty
Synonyms:
pardon, acquittal, remission, condonation, oblivion, dispensation, absolutionAntonyms:
penalty, retaliation, punishment, retribution, requital, visitation, infliction, exaction, trial, account
Princeton's WordNet
amnestynoun
a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
Synonyms:
free pardon, pardonpardon, amnestynoun
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
Synonyms:
free pardon, forgiveness, pardonamnesty, pardon, free pardonverb
the formal act of liberating someone
Synonyms:
free pardon, forgiveness, pardonamnestyverb
grant a pardon to (a group of people)
Dictionary of English Synonymes
amnestynoun
Synonyms:
forgiveness (granted to whole classes of persons), general pardon (by proclamation), act of oblivion, freedom from penalty
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#8158 | mercy | |
#13192 | amnesty | |
#15356 | forgiveness | |
#17724 | pardon | |
#21253 | oblivion | |
#25987 | remission | |
#43547 | clemency | |
#46071 | dispensation | |
#50293 | forbearance | |
#52432 | acquittal | |
#57038 | absolution | |
#59389 | pardons |
How to use amnesty in a sentence?
Whenever Democrats think that in order to win Hispanic voters, all they have to do is maybe, you know, play a little salsa music, talk about tacos and promise amnesty. That message no longer works with Hispanics.
Any demand that we should run an amnesty at this stage, that we will not follow up on investigations and prosecutions of offenders is not acceptable, because that bluntly goes against the rule of law in Hong Kong, ...My sincere plea is: Please give us an opportunity, the time, the room, to take Hong Kong out of the current impasse and try to improve the current situation.
First of all, Ted was in favor of amnesty.
Starting on day one in office, President Biden and his administration rolled back deterrent focused policies, halted the construction of the border wall, gutted interior enforcement, pushed amnesty for illegal immigrants – all of which have made it difficult for US Border Patrol agents to secure the border.
This horrific assault is yet another apparent example of complete disregard for human life and dignity in Ukraine committed by Russian forces. All those suspected of criminal responsibility must be investigated, since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, Amnesty International has documented crimes under international law, like summary killings of captives by Russia-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine and extrajudicial executions of Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces.
Translations for amnesty
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- عفوArabic
- помилвам, помилване, амнистияBulgarian
- amnestie, amnestovatCzech
- amnestiDanish
- AmnestieGerman
- αμνηστίαGreek
- amnestioEsperanto
- amnistiar, amnistíaSpanish
- عفوPersian
- armahtaa, armahdusFinnish
- amnistier, amnestieFrench
- համաներումArmenian
- amnistia, amnistiareItalian
- 恩赦, 大赦Japanese
- 특사Korean
- oblīviōLatin
- amnestijaLatvian
- amnestieDutch
- amnestiNorwegian
- amnestiaPolish
- anistiaPortuguese
- амнистияRussian
- amnestijaSerbo-Croatian
- amnestijaSlovene
- amnestiSwedish
- అమ్నెస్టీTelugu
- afTurkish
- ân xáVietnamese
- stiamVolapük
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