Noun
- 1. amnesty, exemption, freedom
- usage: a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
- 2. pardon, amnesty, warrant
- usage: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
- 3. amnesty, pardon, free pardon, clemency, mercifulness, mercy
- usage: the formal act of liberating someone
Verb
- 1. amnesty, pardon
- usage: grant a pardon to (a group of people)
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