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
Hamas fighters who lay down their arms will also be given amnesty and allowed to leave Gaza under the plan.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Hamas fighters who renounce fighting and wish to remain in Gaza will be granted amnesty, while others can take advantage of safe passage to third countries.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Hamas also did not address the offer of amnesty for its members who pledged to coexistence.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
For decades, generals, coup-plotters, and torturers walked free under the shield of amnesty laws passed after the country’s 21-year dictatorship.
—Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Hamas fighters who renounce fighting and wish to remain in Gaza will be granted amnesty, while others can take advantage of safe passage to third countries.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Hamas also did not address the offer of amnesty for its members who pledged to coexistence.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
For decades, generals, coup-plotters, and torturers walked free under the shield of amnesty laws passed after the country’s 21-year dictatorship.
—Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amnesty
Noun
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Don’t ask for permission, beg for forgiveness.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Becoming a psychologist taught me a great deal about healing, forgiveness and grace – and how all of that must start with ourselves.—
Angela Kenzslowe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In what appeared to have been one of his last acts before leaving the country, Rajoelina issued pardons to several people on Sunday, including two French nationals, according to an internal document seen by Reuters whose contents were verified by a presidency source.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Polling shows the mass pardons were unpopular.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Amnesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amnesty. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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