amnesty

تعريف amnesty في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: To grant a pardon (to a group); An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection; Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion; {n} a general pardon, an act of oblivion; the formal act of liberating someone; a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment; grant a pardon to (a group of people); {i} Amnesty International, international human rights organization; The granting of a pardon for past offenses--especially political offenses--including, for example, human rights violations and war crimes; a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense; A general pardon granted by a government, especially for political offenses; a governmental pardon granted to a number of offenders, esp for political offenses; government pardon; the formal act of liberating someone a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment grant a pardon to (a group of people); An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state. Activists who were involved in crimes of violence will not automatically be granted amnesty. = pardon; To grant amnesty to; To grant a general pardon; An amnesty is a period of time during which people can admit to a crime or give up weapons without being punished. The government has announced an immediate amnesty for rebel fighters. In criminal law, a sovereign act of oblivion or forgetfulness (from Greek amnestia, "forgetfulness") granted by a government, especially to a group of persons who are guilty of (usually political) crimes in the past. It is often conditional upon the group's return to obedience and duty within a prescribed period. See also pardon; {i} clemency, pardon; {f} pardon, grant clemency
Amnesty International: an organization that supports human rights, especially people's right to express their beliefs without being punished. Its members write to governments to persuade them to set free people who are in prison because of their political or religious beliefs. International human-rights organization. It was founded in 1961 by Peter Benenson, a London lawyer who organized a letter-writing campaign calling for amnesty for "prisoners of conscience." AI seeks to inform the public about violations of human rights, especially abridgments of freedom of speech and religion and the imprisonment and torture of political dissidents. It actively seeks the release of political prisoners and support of their families when necessary. Its members and supporters are said to number one million people in some 140 countries. Its first director, Sean MacBride, won the 1974 Nobel Prize for Peace; AI itself won the award in 1977
amnesty international: international human rights organization
amnestied: Of something or someone given amnesty
amnestied: Simple past tense and past participle of amnesty; gave amnesty (inflect the verb "give.")
amnestied: gave amnesty (inflect the verb "give.")"
amnesties: plural of amnesty
complete amnesty: full pardon, full amnesty
conditional amnesty: provisional pardon, qualified acquittal, immunity subject to conditions
general amnesty: pardon granted by a government to a group of offenders (especially political offenders)
grant amnesty: pardon, acquit, grant immunity
granted amnesty: granted immunity, pardoned, acquitted

amnesty

الواصلة

am·nes·ty

التركية النطق

ämnısti

المترادفات

absolution, condonation, dispensation, forgiveness, immunity, reprieve

النطق

/ˈamnəstē/ /ˈæmnəstiː/

علم أصول الكلمات

[ 'am-n&-stE ] (noun.) 1580. From Latin amnestia, Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία ἀ- privative + μνήμη (remembrance, reminiscence): compare with French amnistie, earlier amnestie.