"amnesty" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæmnəsti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amnesty.wav [UK] Forms: amnesty [singular], amnesties [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=amnesties}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An amnesty is a forgiveness of a government to a large group of people for their offense.
    Sense id: simple-amnesty-en-noun-I3p9Xtb0
     
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "An amnesty is a forgiveness of a government to a large group of people for their offense."
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      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "An amnesty is a forgiveness of a government to a large group of people for their offense."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæmnəsti/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/{mn@sti/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amnesty.wav",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "amnesty"
}

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