amnesty
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During the last amnesty in 2006, people handed over more than 12,500 blades to police without facing criminal charges - they included machetes, swords, meat cleavers, bayonets and axes.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“I support a system that rewards those who follow the rules and wait their turn, not one that gives a fast pass or grants amnesty to those who cut in line,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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
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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