amnesty

🇬🇧 UK/'æmnisti/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

An official pardon granted by a government to a group of people for past offenses

大赦,特赦

v.

To grant an official pardon to a group of people

给予大赦,赦免

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
anot, opposite of
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mnestroot
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Common Collocations

  • 1.grant amnesty授予特赦
  • 2.political amnesty政治特赦
  • 3.declare amnesty宣布特赦

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government offered amnesty to political prisoners as part of peace negotiations.

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