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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, n. [L. amnestia, Gr. ?, a forgetting, fr. ?
   forgotten, forgetful; 'a priv. + ? to remember: cf. F.
   amnistie, earlier amnestie. See {Mean}, v.]
   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.

Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, v. t. [imp. p. p. {Amnestied}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Amnestying}.]
   To grant amnesty to.

資料來源 : WordNet®

amnesty
     n 1: a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
     2: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
        [syn: {pardon}]
     3: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: {pardon}, {free
        pardon}]
     v : grant a pardon to (a group of people)
     [also: {amnestied}]