amnesty

amnesty
(pl. -ies)
  1. an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences
    (对政治犯的)大赦,赦免
    an amnesty for political prisoners.
    对政治犯的赦免。
    [mass noun]the new law granted amnesty to those who illegally left the country.
    新的法律赦免了那些非法出境者。
    ■an undertaking by the authorities to take no action against specified offences or offenders during a fixed period
    大赦令
    a month-long weapons amnesty.
    一个月的武器赦令。
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.]grant an official pardon to
    对…大赦
    the guerrillas would be amnestied and allowed to return to civilian life.
    游击队员将被赦免,回归平民生活。
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek amnēstia 'forgetfulness'
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