{
  "amnesty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "penalty",
      "punishment",
      "retribution"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals":[
        "The government granted amnesty to all political prisoners.",
        "a general amnesty"
      ],
      ": to grant amnesty to : to pardon (someone) officially often before a trial or conviction":[
        "Only last Thursday Mr. Clinton told the U.S. that the generals were responsible for the killings \u2026 Now, they are to be amnestied and allowed to remain in Haiti if they so wish.",
        "\u2014 A. M. Rosenthal",
        "Traditionally, the incoming president amnesties all outstanding driving offences: during the months before an election people park even more selfishly than usual and drive at unbelievable speeds, knowing if they're caught, they'll be amnestied .",
        "\u2014 Richard Horton"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The government gave amnesty to all political prisoners.",
      "Illegal immigrants who came into the country before 1982 were granted amnesty .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ironically, one of the main reasons the Diversity Lottery was inaugurated was in response to President Ronald Reagan\u2019s 1986 amnesty gift to Mexico. \u2014 Christine M. Flowers, Philly.com , 2 Nov. 2017",
      "If the children are not deported quickly, officials say, many will never leave, eventually becoming a new population of sympathetic young immigrants who seek amnesty to live and work in the U.S. legally. \u2014 Michael D. Shear, Alaska Dispatch News , 9 Oct. 2017",
      "Outside the amnesty period, possession of an unregistered firearm carries a fine of up to $280,000 in Australian dollars ($220,000 in U.S. currency) and up to 14 years in jail. \u2014 Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2017",
      "Nearly nine months into the Trump administration, Obamacare remains intact, tax reform is in doubt, and an amnesty bill for undocumented immigrants who arrived as children is, shockingly, a legislative possibility. \u2014 Tina Nguyen, vanityfair.com , 3 Oct. 2017",
      "During the campaign, Trump also spoke frequently against amnesty and said even Dreamers would have to leave the country. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, latimes.com , 14 Sep. 2017",
      "They will be confronted by challengers denouncing anyone who supports such legislation as being pro-immigration- amnesty and too unpatriotic to put real Americans first, a Republican strain of identity politics that has been turbocharged by Mr Trump. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Sep. 2017",
      "Ken Dwidjugiasteadi, director general of tax at Indonesia\u2019s finance ministry, said 62 of the 81 people had participated in a recent tax amnesty program in Indonesia. \u2014 Margot Patrick, WSJ , 10 Oct. 2017",
      "Huerta was born in Mexico, but her family became citizens as part of the 1986 amnesty act under Reagan. \u2014 Jason Tesauro, Esquire , 19 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1802, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin amn\u0113stia, borrowed from Greek amn\u0113st\u00eda \"forgetfulness, oblivion, deliberate overlooking of past offenses,\" from amn\u0113st\u00f3s \"forgotten, forgetful\" (from a- a- entry 2 + mn\u0113st\u00f3s \"memorable,\" verbal adjective of mn\u00e1omai, mn\u00e2sthai \"to be mindful of\" and mimn\u1e17skomai, mimn\u1e17skesthai \"to call to mind, remember\") + -ia -y entry 2 \u2014 more at mind entry 1":"Noun",
      "derivative of amnesty entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8am-n\u0259-st\u0113",
      "\u02c8am-n\u0259s-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolution",
      "forgiveness",
      "pardon",
      "remission",
      "remittal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080435",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}