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Definition of: amnesty
(am′nəs·tē) noun plural ·ties
1. An official act of oblivion or pardon on the part of a government, absolving without trial all offenders or groups of offenders.
2. Intentional forgetfulness or overlooking, especially of wrongdoing.
—v.t. ·tied, ·ty·ing To pardon; grant amnesty to. [<F amnestie <L amnestia <Gk. amnēstia <a- not + mnasthai remember]
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