a situation in which a government agrees not to punish, or to no longer punish, people who have committed a particular crime
a general amnesty for all politicalprisoners
Synonyms and related words
Government programmes and policies
amnesty
Balkanisation
Balkanization
1a
a period of time during which people can give something illegal such as a weapon to someone in authority or can admit that they have been involved in something illegal, without being punished
Synonyms and related words
Arms control and disarmament
amnesty
arms control
arms race
amnesty
noun countable/uncountable
US /ˈæmnəsti/
Other entries for this word
Amnesty International
Word Forms
singular
amnesty
plural
amnesties
DEFINITIONS1
1
a situation in which a government agrees not to punish, or to no longer punish, people who have committed a particular crime
a general amnesty for all politicalprisoners
Synonyms and related words
Government programs and policies
amnesty
Balkanisation
Balkanization
1a
a period of time during which people can give something illegal such as a weapon to someone in authority or can admit that they have been involved in something illegal, without being punished