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")