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
Frölich recalled that Frick had pleaded in the Reichstag for amnesty to be given to Ernst Werner Techow, who had been involved in Rathenau’s murder, and had demanded impunity for the Erzberger assassins, Schulz and Tillessen.
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
To counter this, the government rationed importers’ access to dollars and offered a tax amnesty to persuade Argentine citizens to bring their private holdings back onshore.
—María Victoria Murillo, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025
Back in July, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins dismissed the possibility of amnesty for farmworkers — and shrugged off the idea that foreign workers are needed in the agriculture sector.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Hamas members who disarm could receive amnesty or safe passage abroad.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
To counter this, the government rationed importers’ access to dollars and offered a tax amnesty to persuade Argentine citizens to bring their private holdings back onshore.
—María Victoria Murillo, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025
Back in July, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins dismissed the possibility of amnesty for farmworkers — and shrugged off the idea that foreign workers are needed in the agriculture sector.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Hamas members who disarm could receive amnesty or safe passage abroad.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amnesty
Noun
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Her music speaks of high school romance and tearful breakups, first loves, vengeance and revenge, rage, loss, and forgiveness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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That plan leads to debt forgiveness after 30 years, compared with the typical timeline on other plans.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Hemphill rejected her pardon, the Idaho Statesman reported.—
David Staats,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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Of the 1,500 or so offenders who received pardons, roughly 600 had been charged with assaulting or obstructing police officers, and 170 had been accused of using deadly weapons in the siege.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Amnesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amnesty. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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