declare amnesty

Examples (10)

• The new government declared an amnesty for all political prisoners.
• Following the civil war, the president was urged to declare a general amnesty.
• The military junta declared an amnesty in a bid to quell the uprising.
• It is expected that the incoming leader will declare an amnesty as a gesture of goodwill.
• An amnesty was declared for rebels who agreed to lay down their arms.
• Historically, monarchs would declare an amnesty to celebrate a royal birth.
• The opposition party is demanding that the government declare an amnesty for tax offenders.
• Declaring an amnesty was a controversial but necessary step towards national reconciliation.
• Despite international pressure, the regime has refused to declare an amnesty.
• The peace treaty included a clause that an amnesty must be declared within 30 days.