noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
general
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On July 29 a general amnesty was reported for detainees accused of harming state security.
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Following parliamentary ratification, Chissano promulgated on Oct. 14 legislation approving the actual peace treaty as well as a general political amnesty .
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The King announces a general amnesty for the country's political prisoners.
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A general amnesty was granted allowing political exiles to return freely.
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Five days later a general amnesty for prisoners held on security charges was announced.
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Some prisoners benefiting from the general amnesty of March 7 had been detained following earlier incidents in October 1987 and October 1988.
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Karimov issued a general amnesty , but a rally organized by democratic movements on Aug. 26 was broken up by militia.
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After the revolution there was a general amnesty for prisoners and that included criminal elements.
■ NOUN
law
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A number of crimes were not covered by the amnesty law .
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On March 6 a federal judge, Gabriel Cavallo, repealed two amnesty laws that had guaranteed immunity for 1,180 army officers.
■ VERB
announce
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The King announces a general amnesty for the country's political prisoners.
grant
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Congress had granted him another amnesty to contest the 1992 election.
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We demanded that every student who took part in the protest be granted amnesty .
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In the past, the family has opposed granting amnesty , demanding that offenders be prosecuted instead.
release
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On July 20, 1999, Pasko was given a three-year prison sentence, then released under an amnesty programme.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Congress granted amnesty to nearly 3 million illegal immigrants in 1986.
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Congressmen hope that an income-tax amnesty would encourage more people to pay.
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Mzukwa served just four years of his sentence before being released during a general amnesty in 1991.
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The government has been forced to declare an amnesty for anyone who has not paid their taxes, because there are now too many to collect.
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The President issued a general amnesty to all the rebels, including their leader.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A general amnesty was granted allowing political exiles to return freely.
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At that time, an amnesty for the holders of illegal guns brought in 42, 725 guns.
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But others say amnesties are unfair to honest taxpayers.
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But they were eventually freed and given amnesty .
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Lacking information, many immigrants mistakenly believed that the law was an amnesty .
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Local authorities could be brought into that and such an amnesty would need Home Office funding and improved publicity.
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Some officials, such as Mr Gavin, urge Washington to consider a one-time national amnesty .