Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun amnesty

3 senses of amnesty

Sense 1
amnesty -- (a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment)
       => exemption, freedom -- (immunity from an obligation or duty)

Sense 2
pardon, amnesty -- (a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense)
       => warrant -- (a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts)

Sense 3
amnesty, pardon, free pardon -- (the formal act of liberating someone)
       => clemency, mercifulness, mercy -- (leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb amnesty

1 sense of amnesty

Sense 1
amnesty -- (grant a pardon to (a group of people))
       => pardon -- (grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President")