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
In May 1955, the Cuban government issued an amnesty for Castro and his comrades.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
The men who abducted Paiva were indicted by federal prosecutors in 2014—but they have been protected by an amnesty law, passed as the regime was coming to an end, which has effectively kept the country from reckoning with the savagery of military rule.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
This month, though, Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced an amnesty program wherein all of those penalties have been waived.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Atlanta Municipal Court is offering an amnesty program for people who committed traffic offenses, but did not appear for their court dates.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
The men who abducted Paiva were indicted by federal prosecutors in 2014—but they have been protected by an amnesty law, passed as the regime was coming to an end, which has effectively kept the country from reckoning with the savagery of military rule.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
This month, though, Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced an amnesty program wherein all of those penalties have been waived.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Atlanta Municipal Court is offering an amnesty program for people who committed traffic offenses, but did not appear for their court dates.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amnesty
Noun
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Processing forbearances can count toward student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program for a period of up to 60 days.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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More than 134,000 Los Angeles County residents began getting notices in the mail Monday as part of the first wave of medical bill forgiveness made possible by the county’s Medical Debt Relief Program.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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In fact, Trump views the Justice Department as a tool to uplift his political agenda, undoing the dedicated work of dozens of federal agents and prosecutors with his blanket pardon of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and punishing or firing personnel that had engaged in disfavored inquiries.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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This administration is leading us down a dark path and putting an indelible stain on every institution, badge and public official that no presidential pardon will or should ever wash away.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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“Amnesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amnesty. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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