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amnesty

[am-nuh-stee] / ˈæm nə sti /
NOUN
pardon, often by government
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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in protest and the Serbian government reacted with a gun amnesty and tougher laws.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

She supports providing a path to amnesty and providing funds to boost the number of immigration judges, consular officers and naturalization officers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Nearly 500 political prisoners have been released under the amnesty law brought in by the country's National Assembly, prisoner rights group Foro Penal says, but many more are thought to still be in jail.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Servicemen accused of plotting against the state are being exempted from an amnesty law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Rivera-Batiz studied what happened to illegal Mexican immigrants who became legal after the last national amnesty in 1986.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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