verb
- present participle of amnesty; granting an official pardon to a group of people for political offenses
Usage: formal; political/legal context
Examples
- The government is amnestying political prisoners as part of the peace agreement.
- The president announced he was amnestying all draft dodgers from the war.
- By amnestying the rebels, the country hoped to end years of conflict.
- The new administration is considering amnestying certain immigration violations.
- Amnestying these offenses would help heal national divisions.
- The parliament voted against amnestying the convicted officials.