English
Etymology
From L. amnestia, < AGr. �μνη��ία < �- privative + μνήμη (remembrance, reminiscence): compare with French amnistie, earlier amnestie.
Category:Words with alpha privatives
Pronunciation
IPA|/�æm.nɪ.sti/
Noun
en-noun|amnesties
- forgetfullness|Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
- An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
Related terms
Amnesty International
Translations
trans-top|forgetfulness
Croatian: t-|hr|amnestija|f
Dutch: t|nl|amnestie|f
Polish: t+|pl|amnestia|f
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Portuguese: anistia f
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trans-top|act of the sovereign power
Croatian: t-|hr|amnestija|f
Danish: amnesti
Dutch: t|nl|amnestie|f
German: t+|de|Amnestie|f
Greek: t+|el|αμνη��ία|f|sc=Grek
Latvian amnestija
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Portuguese: anistia f
Russian: амни��и� f
Slovene: t-|sl|amnestija|f
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Spanish: amnistÃa
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da:amnesty
fa:amnesty
fr:amnesty
gl:amnesty
io:amnesty
hu:amnesty
ru:amnesty
fi:amnesty
te:amnesty
vi:amnesty
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