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Synonyms for amnesty
ˈæm nə stiamnesty

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. amnestynoun

    Acquittal is a release from a charge, after trial, as not guilty. Pardon is a removal of penalty from one who has been adjudged guilty. Acquittal is by the decision of a court, commonly of a jury; pardon is the act of the executive. An innocent man may demand acquittal, and need not plead for pardon. Pardon supposes an offense; yet, as our laws stand, to grant a pardon is sometimes the only way to release one who has been wrongly convicted. Oblivion, from the Latin, signifies overlooking and virtually forgetting an offense, so that the offender stands before the law in all respects as if it had never been committed. Amnesty brings the same idea through the Greek. Pardon affects individuals; amnesty and oblivion are said of great numbers. Pardon is oftenest applied to the ordinary administration of law; amnesty, to national and military affairs. An amnesty is issued after war, insurrection, or rebellion; it is often granted by "an act of oblivion," and includes a full pardon of all offenders who come within its provisions. Absolution is a religious word (compare synonyms for ABSOLVE). Remission is a discharge from penalty; as, the remission of a fine.

    Synonyms:
    absolution, acquittal, forbearance, forgiveness, mercy, oblivion, pardon, pardon, remission

    Antonyms:
    penalty, punishment, retaliation, retribution, vengeance

    Preposition:
    A pardon to or for the offenders; for all offenses; the pardon of offenders or offenses.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 2 votes

  1. amnesty

    Synonyms:
    pardon, acquittal, remission, condonation, oblivion, dispensation, absolution

    Antonyms:
    penalty, retaliation, punishment, retribution, requital, visitation, infliction, exaction, trial, account

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. amnestynoun

    a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

    Synonyms:
    free pardon, pardon

  2. pardon, amnestynoun

    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

    Synonyms:
    free pardon, forgiveness, pardon

  3. amnesty, pardon, free pardonverb

    the formal act of liberating someone

    Synonyms:
    free pardon, forgiveness, pardon

  4. amnestyverb

    grant a pardon to (a group of people)

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. amnestynoun

    Synonyms:
    forgiveness (granted to whole classes of persons), general pardon (by proclamation), act of oblivion, freedom from penalty

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "amnesty":

    pardon, clemency, pardons

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#13192amnesty
#15356forgiveness
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#21253oblivion
#25987remission
#43547clemency
#46071dispensation
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#52432acquittal
#57038absolution
#59389pardons

How to use amnesty in a sentence?

  1. Heritage Action:

    Amnesty comes in many forms, if any amnesty negotiations are to take place, they should remain extremely limited in scope so as not to encourage further illegal immigration.

  2. William Gheen:

    The real reason DHS chief Jeh Johnson supports McCaul is because behind the tough talk, McCaul shares the same immigration reform amnesty positions as Johnson, Obama, and Clinton!” USA Today Nov. 30, 2016

  3. President Muhammadu Buhari:

    We understand their feelings, we are studying the instruments (of the amnesty). We have to secure the environment, otherwise investment will not come.

  4. Sarah Palin:

    (The choice) became much less difficult once some inconsistencies started coming out about Cruz's position on amnesty, on building that wall (along the Mexican border), and securing our jobs and our homes via tighter borders, you know, I just started looking a little bit closer and realizing we just don't need more of the same. We need that fresh, energetic, can-do spirit that Trump has brought with him from the private sector, which I love. So yeah, end of the day, it wasn't a tough decision.

  5. The Carter Center:

    At the request of President Carter, and for humanitarian purposes, Mr. Gomes was granted amnesty by the chairman of the National Defense Commission, Kim Jong-Il.


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