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 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.
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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
Just days before the February 2023 earthquakes, Turkish media reported the government was debating a new draft amnesty law to approve more recent unregulated construction work.
—Emily Wither, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
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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
Just days before the February 2023 earthquakes, Turkish media reported the government was debating a new draft amnesty law to approve more recent unregulated construction work.
—Emily Wither, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amnesty
Noun
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The Institute of Student Loan Advisors has a database of student loan forgiveness programs by state.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Under former President Joe Biden, the Education Department tried multiple times to give broad forgiveness of student loans, only to be stopped by courts.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2025
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In his first term, Trump did not issue a pardon until August 2017, about half a year after taking office.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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Like the more than a hundred political prisoners released under the Vatican deal, Ferrer and Navarro were not given a pardon or amnesty but were released on conditional parole.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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