AMNESTY


Meaning of AMNESTY in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

general

On July 29 a general amnesty was reported for detainees accused of harming state security.

Following parliamentary ratification, Chissano promulgated on Oct. 14 legislation approving the actual peace treaty as well as a general political amnesty .

The King announces a general amnesty for the country's political prisoners.

A general amnesty was granted allowing political exiles to return freely.

Five days later a general amnesty for prisoners held on security charges was announced.

Some prisoners benefiting from the general amnesty of March 7 had been detained following earlier incidents in October 1987 and October 1988.

Karimov issued a general amnesty , but a rally organized by democratic movements on Aug. 26 was broken up by militia.

After the revolution there was a general amnesty for prisoners and that included criminal elements.

■ NOUN

law

A number of crimes were not covered by the amnesty law .

On March 6 a federal judge, Gabriel Cavallo, repealed two amnesty laws that had guaranteed immunity for 1,180 army officers.

■ VERB

announce

The King announces a general amnesty for the country's political prisoners.

grant

Congress had granted him another amnesty to contest the 1992 election.

We demanded that every student who took part in the protest be granted amnesty .

In the past, the family has opposed granting amnesty , demanding that offenders be prosecuted instead.

release

On July 20, 1999, Pasko was given a three-year prison sentence, then released under an amnesty programme.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Congress granted amnesty to nearly 3 million illegal immigrants in 1986.

Congressmen hope that an income-tax amnesty would encourage more people to pay.

Mzukwa served just four years of his sentence before being released during a general amnesty in 1991.

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.

The President issued a general amnesty to all the rebels, including their leader.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A general amnesty was granted allowing political exiles to return freely.

At that time, an amnesty for the holders of illegal guns brought in 42, 725 guns.

But others say amnesties are unfair to honest taxpayers.

But they were eventually freed and given amnesty .

Lacking information, many immigrants mistakenly believed that the law was an amnesty .

Local authorities could be brought into that and such an amnesty would need Home Office funding and improved publicity.

Some officials, such as Mr Gavin, urge Washington to consider a one-time national amnesty .

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