Amnesty

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæm.nɪ.sti/

Origin

From Middle French amnestie (French amnistie), from Latin amnestia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία, from ἀ- ("privative") + μνήμη (remembrance, reminiscence).

Full definition of amnesty

Noun

1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.

Related terms

• Amnesty International

Verb

1. To grant a pardon (to a group)