as in forgiveness
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the president of France traditionally grants amnesty to specially selected prisoners on Bastille Day
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Recent Examples of amnesty
The fireworks amnesty events will both run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 21.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Vos even returned to the Netherlands briefly in 1966 and came back as a Chinese national, and therefore was unable to leave or seek amnesty during her incarceration, in part believing that things could not possibly come to that.
—Nan Z. Da
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Many war resisters, or draft dodgers as they were often called by others, were not interested in returning when Mr. Carter made his amnesty offer.
—Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Some states offer amnesty programs, often called voluntary disclosure agreements, to encourage property holder compliance.
—Jon D'amato, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Vos even returned to the Netherlands briefly in 1966 and came back as a Chinese national, and therefore was unable to leave or seek amnesty during her incarceration, in part believing that things could not possibly come to that.
—Nan Z. Da
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Many war resisters, or draft dodgers as they were often called by others, were not interested in returning when Mr. Carter made his amnesty offer.
—Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Some states offer amnesty programs, often called voluntary disclosure agreements, to encourage property holder compliance.
—Jon D'amato, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amnesty
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Instead, new student loans will be given the option to pay back the loans between 10 and 25 years (the duration fluctuates based on the loan balance at graduation), as well as an option to have student loan forgiveness after 30 years of payments.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Even Hinton’s father asked for forgiveness on behalf of his family.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The couple reported to prison on Jan. 17, 2023, and roughly 28 months later, President Trump granted them a full pardon.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Kelley is one of several January 6 rioters already back in prison following their pardon following investigations into other crimes or prior convictions, which were not removed by the presidential pardon.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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“Amnesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amnesty. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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