amnesty
noun
[ ˈamnɪsti ]
• an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences.
• "an amnesty for political prisoners"
Similar:
pardon,
pardoning,
reprieve,
release,
discharge,
liberty,
freedom,
absolution,
forgiveness,
dispensation,
remission,
indulgence,
clemency,
mercy,
let-off,
letting off,
amnesty
verb
• grant an official pardon to.
• "the guerrillas would be amnestied and allowed to return to civilian life"
Similar:
pardon,
grant an amnesty to,
reprieve,
release,
discharge,
liberate,
free,
forgive,
excuse,
exempt,
spare,
deliver,
deal leniently with,
be lenient on/to,
be merciful to,
show mercy to,
have mercy on,
let off,
let off the hook,
go easy on,
Origin:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek amnēstia ‘forgetfulness’.
