1. (law) a warrant granting release from punishment for an offence
   "The government declared an amnesty for draft evaders";
   - pardon
    
2. (law) the formal act of liberating someone
   "The governor granted amnesty to several prisoners";
   - pardon, free pardon
    
3. A period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
   "The government declared an amnesty for political prisoners"

1. (law) grant a pardon to (a group of people)
   "The government amnestied political prisoners"

Derived forms: amnestying, amnesties, amnestied

Type of: clemency, exemption, freedom, mercifulness, mercy, pardon, warrant

Encyclopedia: Amnesty