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Definition amnesty in American English

amnesty noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/ˈæmnəsti/
1

a situation in which a government agrees not to punish, or to no longer punish, people who have committed a particular crime

Example

a general amnesty for all political prisoners

Synonyms and related words
amnesty Balkanisation Balkanization
1.1

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
amnesty arms control arms race
Definition amnesty in American English