amnesty
am·nes·ty
/ˈæmnəsti/ noun , pl -ties
: a decision that a group of people will not be punished or that a group of prisoners will be allowed to go free
[ noncount ] The government gave/granted amnesty to/for all political prisoners.
Illegal immigrants who came into the country before 1982 were granted/given amnesty.
[ count ]
— usually singular
The government gave/granted a general amnesty to/for all political prisoners.
The library declared an amnesty from fines for all books that are returned on Thursday.
amnesty verb , -ties, -tied, -ty·ing [ + obj ]
The government amnestied all political prisoners.
