amnesty

Meanings

Noun

a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
the formal act of liberating someone
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.

Verb

grant a pardon to (a group of people)
To grant a pardon (to a group).

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amnestie (Modern French amnistie), a borrowing from Latin amnestia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία (amnēstía).

Synonyms

free pardon, pardon

Scrabble Score: 12

amnesty is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
amnesty is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amnesty is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

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