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TOEFL BNC: 5511 COCA: 10562

amnesty

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
amnesty /ˈæmnəsti/ noun
plural amnesties
amnesty
/ˈæmnəsti/
noun
plural amnesties
Learner's definition of AMNESTY
: a decision that a group of people will not be punished or that a group of prisoners will be allowed to go free大赦;赦免
[noncount]
[count]
usually singular通常用单数

— amnesty

verb amnesties; amnestied; amnestying [+ object]
TOEFL BNC: 5511 COCA: 10562

amnesty

1 of 2

noun

am·​nes·​ty ˈam-nə-stē How to pronounce amnesty (audio)
plural amnesties
: the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
The government granted amnesty to all political prisoners.
a general amnesty

amnesty

2 of 2

verb

amnestied; amnestying

transitive verb

: to grant amnesty to : to pardon (someone) officially often before a trial or conviction
Only last Thursday Mr. Clinton told the U.S. that the generals were responsible for the killings … Now, they are to be amnestied and allowed to remain in Haiti if they so wish. A. M. Rosenthal
Traditionally, the incoming president amnesties all outstanding driving offences: during the months before an election people park even more selfishly than usual and drive at unbelievable speeds, knowing if they're caught, they'll be amnestied. Richard Horton

Example Sentences

Noun The government gave amnesty to all political prisoners. Illegal immigrants who came into the country before 1982 were granted amnesty.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Ironically, one of the main reasons the Diversity Lottery was inaugurated was in response to President Ronald Reagan’s 1986 amnesty gift to Mexico. Christine M. Flowers, Philly.com, 2 Nov. 2017 If the children are not deported quickly, officials say, many will never leave, eventually becoming a new population of sympathetic young immigrants who seek amnesty to live and work in the U.S. legally. Michael D. Shear, Alaska Dispatch News, 9 Oct. 2017 Outside the amnesty period, possession of an unregistered firearm carries a fine of up to $280,000 in Australian dollars ($220,000 in U.S. currency) and up to 14 years in jail. Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2017 Nearly nine months into the Trump administration, Obamacare remains intact, tax reform is in doubt, and an amnesty bill for undocumented immigrants who arrived as children is, shockingly, a legislative possibility. Tina Nguyen, vanityfair.com, 3 Oct. 2017 During the campaign, Trump also spoke frequently against amnesty and said even Dreamers would have to leave the country. Lisa Mascaro, latimes.com, 14 Sep. 2017 They will be confronted by challengers denouncing anyone who supports such legislation as being pro-immigration-amnesty and too unpatriotic to put real Americans first, a Republican strain of identity politics that has been turbocharged by Mr Trump. The Economist, 9 Sep. 2017 Ken Dwidjugiasteadi, director general of tax at Indonesia’s finance ministry, said 62 of the 81 people had participated in a recent tax amnesty program in Indonesia. Margot Patrick, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2017 Huerta was born in Mexico, but her family became citizens as part of the 1986 amnesty act under Reagan. Jason Tesauro, Esquire, 19 Sep. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from Latin amnēstia, borrowed from Greek amnēstía "forgetfulness, oblivion, deliberate overlooking of past offenses," from amnēstós "forgotten, forgetful" (from a- a- entry 2 + mnēstós "memorable," verbal adjective of mnáomai, mnâsthai "to be mindful of" and mimnḗskomai, mimnḗskesthai "to call to mind, remember") + -ia -y entry 2 — more at mind entry 1

Verb

derivative of amnesty entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1580, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1802, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amnesty was in 1580
TOEFL BNC: 5511 COCA: 10562
amnesty

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + AMNESTY | AMNESTY + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEblanket, general全部/全面赦免political政治犯大赦tax (especially NAmE) 稅收赦免firearms, gun, knife (all BrE) 槍支/槍炮/刀具赦免VERB + AMNESTYgive sb, grant, offer赦免某人;准予赦免;給予大赦The government granted an amnesty to all political prisoners.政府大赦了所有的政治犯。announce, declare宣佈大赦oppose, support反對/支持大赦AMNESTY + NOUNprogram (NAmE) 赦免計劃the President's amnesty program for illegal aliens總統的非法僑民赦免計劃PREPOSITIONamnesty for對⋯的赦免They announced a general amnesty for crimes committed during the war.他們宣佈大赦戰時犯罪的人。

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