amnesty

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

Amnesty granted for political offenses.

A limited time offer by the government to a specified group of taxpayers to pay a defined amount in exchange for forgiveness of a tax liability.

A general pardon that applies to a whole group of people.

A period when people can hand in illegal guns to the police without being prosecuted.

A period when people can hand in illegal firearms to the police without being prosecuted.

A period when people can hand in illegal knives to the police without being prosecuted.

An official plan or system for granting amnesty.

Used to specify the group or the crimes that the amnesty applies to.

To formally give a pardon, often by a government or authority.

To propose or present the possibility of a pardon.

To state formally and authoritatively that an amnesty is in effect.

To formally grant someone a pardon.

To make a public and official statement about an amnesty.

To be in favor of granting an amnesty.

To be against the granting of an amnesty.