'amnesty' definitions:
Definition of 'amnesty'
(from WordNet)
noun
A period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
noun
A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense [syn: pardon, amnesty]
noun
The formal act of liberating someone [syn: amnesty, pardon, free pardon]
verb
Grant a pardon to (a group of people)
Synonyms of 'amnesty'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolution,
- exculpation,
- excuse,
- exemption,
- exoneration,
- grace,
- immunity,
- impunity,
- indemnity,
- nolle prosequi,
- non prosequitur,
- nonprosecution,
- pardon,
- redemption,
- remission,
- remission of sin,
- reprieve,
- shrift,
- sparing,
- stay