general amnesty

Frequency: 7.815.2 per million words

A pardon that applies to many people or a wide range of offenses.

amnestyADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

general

Examples (10)

  • They announced a general amnesty for crimes committed during the war.
  • The newly elected president granted a general amnesty to all political prisoners.
  • The government is considering a general amnesty for tax evaders to encourage compliance.
  • Will the general amnesty apply to those who fled the country?
  • At the end of the civil war, a general amnesty was declared to promote national reconciliation.
  • Human rights groups opposed the general amnesty, arguing it would lead to impunity.
  • A general amnesty was part of the peace accord, offering a path forward for former combatants.
  • Many citizens supported the general amnesty as a necessary step towards healing the nation.
  • The terms of the general amnesty were carefully defined to exclude war criminals.
  • The revolutionary council issued a general amnesty for all who had resisted the old regime.