| Amnesty 1. (v.) Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion. 2. (n.) An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection. 3. (v. t.) To grant amnesty to. Thesaurus Entries absolution, exculpation, excuse, exemption, exoneration, grace, immunity, impunity, indemnity, nolle prosequi, non prosequitur, nonprosecution, pardon, redemption, remission, remission of sin, reprieve, shrift, sparing, stay |