| 单词 | amnesty |
| 释义 | amnesty (once / 2076 pages) nv Amnesty can mean a pardon for a wrongdoing, or it can also signal a government's willingness to overlook something. Amnesty sounds a little like "amnesia," and that's because in its more specific sense amnesty means "forgetting." The government will essentially forget about whatever crime was committed, or whatever horrible things were said. As part of a truce, amnesty can be granted to opposition forces in civil disputes. Amnesty to illegal aliens means the government will deliberately overlook their illegal entry to the country. There can also be a period of amnesty when people can turn in something that they would otherwise get in trouble for. "The city offered a period of amnesty for everyone to turn in illegal guns." WORD FAMILYamnesty: amnestied, amnesties USAGE EXAMPLESAmnesty International called the conviction "ludicrous" and the trial "farcical". BBC(Jan 02, 2017) But tens of thousands of Oaxacans and other Mexican nationals ultimately gained legal status through the Reagan administration’s landmark amnesty program, passed in 1986. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) Sovannara’s attorneys were not allowed to enter closing arguments, and justices deliberated for 15 minutes before returning with a conviction, according to Amnesty International. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense Syn|Hyper pardon warrant a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts 2n the formal act of liberating someone Syn|Hyper free pardon, pardon clemency, mercifulness, mercy leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice 3n a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment Hyper exemption, freedom immunity from an obligation or duty 4v grant a pardon to (a group of people) Hyper pardon grant a pardon to |
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