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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  AMNESTY, n.  The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would
  be too expensive to punish.
  
  

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, n. [L. amnestia, Gr. ?, a forgetting, fr. ?
     forgotten, forgetful; 'a priv. + mna^sqai to remember: cf. F.
     amnistie, earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.]
     1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong;
        oblivion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a
        general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects
        concerned in an insurrection.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amnestied; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Amnestying.]
     To grant amnesty to.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, n. [L. amnestia, Gr. ?, a forgetting, fr. ?
     forgotten, forgetful; 'a priv. + ? to remember: cf. F.
     amnistie, earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, v. t. [imp. p. p. Amnestied; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Amnestying.]
     To grant amnesty to.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  amnesty
       n 1: a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
       2: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
          [syn: pardon]
       3: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: pardon, free
          pardon]
       v : grant a pardon to (a group of people)
       [also: amnestied]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amnesty
     Αγγλικά n.
     η αμνηστία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amnesty
     n.
     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.
     vb.
     To grant a pardon (to a group)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Amnesty
     n.
     (w: Amnesty International), a UK-based charity.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  amnesty
     n.
     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.
     vb.
     To grant a pardon (to a group)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Amnesty
     n.
     (w: Amnesty International), a UK-based charity.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  amnesty
     n.
     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.
     vb.
     To grant a pardon (to a group)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Amnesty
     n.
     (w: Amnesty International), a UK-based charity.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  amnesty
     n.
     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.
     vb.
     To grant a pardon (to a group)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Amnesty
     n.
     (w: Amnesty International), a UK-based charity.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amnesty
     Englanti n.
     armahdus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amnesty
     Engelska n.
     amnesti

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/
  1. begenadig
  2. amnestie

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Amnesty /ˈamnəsti/
  العفو العامّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  amnesty //ˈæm.nɪ.sti// 
  1. амни́стия, поми́лване
  act of the sovereign power
  2. забра́ва
  forgetfulness

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  amnesty //ˈæm.nɪ.sti// 
  помилвам
  to grant a pardon (to a group)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/ 
  udělit milost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/ 
  amnestovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/ 
  milost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/ 
  amnestie

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/
  Amnestie , allgemeiner Straferlass  [jur.]
        "declare an amnesty"  - eine Amnestie erlassen
        "be covered by an amnesty"  - unter eine Amnestie fallen
   see: general amnesty, blanket amnesty, general pardon, blanket pardon, tax amnesty, Amnesty International, grant amnesty
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/
  
  αμνηστία

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  amnesty //ˈæm.nɪ.sti// 
  armahdus, amnestia
  act of the sovereign power

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  amnesty //ˈæm.nɪ.sti// 
  armahtaa
  to grant a pardon (to a group)

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  amnesty /æmnəstiː/
  amnistie

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/ 
  1. सर्वक्षमा
        "The rebels who surrendered themselves were granted amnesty."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/
  amnestija, amnestirati, pomilovanje, pomilovati

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/
  1. közkegyelem
  2. amnesztia

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/
  amnistia

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  amnesty //ˈæm.nɪ.sti// 
  恩赦, 特赦, 大赦, 赦免
  act of the sovereign power

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  amnesty /æmnəstiː/
  abolitio

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  amnesty //ˈæm.nɪ.sti// 
  amnesti
  act of the sovereign power

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  amnesty /ˈæmnəstɪ/ 
    amnestia

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  amnesty /æmnəstiː/  
  1. anistia, indulto geral
  2. anistiar

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  amnesty /æmnəstiː/
  1. объявить амнистию
  2. амнистия

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  amnesty /æmnəstiː/
  amnistía

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  amnesty //ˈæm.nɪ.sti// 
  amnesti
  act of the sovereign power

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  amnesty /ˈamnəsti/
  1. genel af:  genel  af yoluyla serbest bırakmak.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  Amnesty
  Amnesty

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈʔamnɛsty/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈæmnəsti/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  AMNESTY, government. An act of oblivion of past offences, granted by the
  government to those who have been guilty of any neglect or crime, usually
  upon condition that they return to their duty within a certain period.
       2. An amnesty is either express or implied; it is express, when so
  declared in direct terms; and it is implied, when a treaty of peace is made
  between contending parties. Vide Vattel, liv. 4, c. 2, Sec. 20, 21, 22;
  Encycl. Amer. h.t.
       3. Amnesty and pardon, are very different. The former is an act of the
  sovereign power, the object of which is to efface and to cause to be
  forgotten, a crime or misdemeanor; the latter, is an act of the same
  authority, which exempts the individual on whom it is bestowed from the
  punishment the law inflicts for the crime he has committed. 7 Pet. 160.
  Amnesty is the abolition and forgetfulness of the offence; pardon is
  forgiveness. A pardon is given to one who is certainly guilty, or has been
  convicted; amnesty, to those who may have been so.
       4. Their effects are also different. That of pardon, is the remission
  of the whole or a part of the punishment awarded by the law; the conviction
  remaining unaffected when only a partial pardon is granted: an amnesty on
  the contrary, has the effect of destroying the criminal act, so that it is
  as if it had not been committed, as far as the public interests are
  concerned.
       5. Their application also differs. Pardon is always given to
  individuals, and properly only after judgment or conviction: amnesty may be
  granted either before judgment or afterwards, and it is in general given to
  whole classes of criminals or supposed criminals, for the purpose of
  restoring tranquillity in the state. But sometimes amnesties are limited,
  and certain classes are excluded from their operation.
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "amnesty":
     absolution, exculpation, excuse, exemption, exoneration, grace,
     immunity, impunity, indemnity, nolle prosequi, non prosequitur,
     nonprosecution, pardon, redemption, remission, remission of sin,
     reprieve, shrift, sparing, stay
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 大赦,特赦;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 大赦,特赦

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