Definitions for amnesty

amnesty am·nes·ty

Spelling: [am-nuh-stee]
IPA: /ˈæm nə sti/

Amnesty is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 248 anagrams from letters in amnesty (aemnsty).

Definitions for amnesty

noun

  1. a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
  2. Law. an act of forgiveness for past offenses, especially to a class of persons as a whole.
  3. a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense.

verb (used with object)

  1. to grant amnesty to; pardon.

Origin of amnesty

1570-80; (Middle French amnestie) Greek amnēstía oblivion, equivalent to ámnēst(os) forgetting (a- a-6 + mnēs- remember + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ia

Examples for amnesty

Herein lies the great dilemma then for the advocates of amnesty.

amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders cannot be accessed without a virtual private network.

It's a thieves' amnesty at this moment, and I must not lose the opportunity.

He made clear that he was happy with “90 percent of it” but that he could never support “amnesty.”

Along with amnesty, our borders were to be secured once and for all.

After the blessing, the amnesty I have promised will be read.

The immigrants got their amnesty and the United States got 12 million to 20 million more undocumented immigrants.

Then big Jenkins reached his hand out to Forsythe—but not in token of amnesty.

I believe this act of amnesty is only a device to put the plotters where he can get his hand on them.

amnesty was extended to those who wished it and deserved it.

Word Value for amnesty
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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