amnesty

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 References

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin amnestia, < Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία < ἀ- privative + μνήμη (remembrance, reminiscence): compare with French amnistie, earlier amnestie.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæm.nɪ.sti/

[edit] Noun

amnesty (plural amnesties)

1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.

[edit] Related terms

• Amnesty International

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to amnesty (third-person singular simple present amnesties, present participle amnestying, simple past and past participle amnestied)

1. (archaic or regional or nonstandard) To grant a general pardon.

[edit] References

• “amnesty” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.