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amnesty

[am-nuh-stee] / ˈæm nə sti /
NOUN
pardon, often by government
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She was granted amnesty and became a U.S. citizen under the immigration reform bill signed by President Reagan in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"More than 8,000 people have benefited" from amnesty, Rodriguez said in a televised speech.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"It is therefore important that we monitor the implementation of the amnesty law."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Everyone got amnesty by telling on everyone else until we were all one big rotten family of cowards.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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