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Synonyms of amnesty in English:

amnesty


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noun

1‘an amnesty for political prisoners’

SYNONYMS
pardon, pardoning, reprieve
release, discharge, liberty, freedom
absolution, forgiveness, dispensation, remission, indulgence, clemency, mercy
informal let-off, letting off

verb

1‘the guerrillas were amnestied and allowed to return to civilian life’

SYNONYMS
pardon, grant an amnesty to, reprieve
release, discharge, liberate, free
forgive, excuse, exempt, spare, deliver
deal leniently with, be lenient on, be lenient to, be merciful to, show mercy to, have mercy on
informal let off, let off the hook, go easy on