From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Politics, Crime & lawamnestyam‧nes‧ty /ˈæmnəsti/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun (plural amnesties) [countable]1PPan official order by a government that allows a particular group of prisoners to go freeamnesty forThe government granted an amnesty for all former terrorists.2SCa period of time when you can admit to doing something illegal without being punishedamnesty onan amnesty on illegal handguns —amnesty verb [transitive]Examples from the Corpusamnesty• The government has been forced to declare an amnesty for anyone who has not paid their taxes, because there are now too many to collect.• Local authorities could be brought into that and such an amnesty would need Home Officefunding and improvedpublicity.• Lacking information, many immigrants mistakenly believed that the law was an amnesty.• Mzukwa served just four years of his sentence before being released during a generalamnesty in 1991.• The Presidentissued a general amnesty to all the rebels, including their leader.• A general amnesty was granted allowing political exiles to return freely.• But they were eventually freed and given amnesty.• Congress granted amnesty to nearly 3 million illegal immigrants in 1986.• Some officials, such as Mr Gavin, urge Washington to consider a one-timenationalamnesty.• But others say amnesties are unfair to honesttaxpayers.• Congressmen hope that an income-tax amnesty would encourage more people to pay.granted an amnesty• We demanded that every student who took part in the protest be granted amnesty.Originamnesty(1500-1600)Greekamnestia"forgetfulness", from mnasthai"to remember"