Amnesty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæmpˈænjʊlˌɑːɹɹɪdˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈamnəsti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈamnəsti/

3 syllables Say it as /kæmpˈænjʊlˌɑːɹɹɪdˌiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pardon free pardon

Parts of Speech

noun	a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
noun	a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
noun	the formal act of liberating someone
verb	grant a pardon to (a group of people)

Word Forms

amnesty	verb	grant a pardon to (a group of people)
pardon	verb	grant a pardon to
amnesty	noun	a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Amnestie

ein Zeitraum, in dem Straftäter von der Strafe befreit sind

🇫🇷French

amnistie

une période pendant laquelle les contrevenants sont exemptés de peine

🇪🇸Spanish

amnistía

un período durante el cual los delincuentes están exentos de castigo

🇮🇹Italian

amnistia

un periodo durante il quale i delinquenti sono esenti dalla punizione

🇳🇱Dutch

amnestie

een periode waarin overtreders vrijgesteld zijn van straf

🇵🇹Portuguese

anistia

um período durante o qual os infratores estão isentos de punição

🇷🇺Russian

амнистия

период, в течение которого правонарушители освобождаются от наказания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आम माफ़ी

वह अवधि जिसके दौरान अपराधियों को सजा से छूट दी जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

সাধারণ ক্ষমা

একটি সময়কাল যেখানে অপরাধীদের শাস্তি থেকে অব্যাহতি দেওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பொதுமன்னிப்பு

குற்றவாளிகளுக்கு தண்டனையிலிருந்து விலக்கு அளிக்கப்படும் காலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షమాభిక్ష

నేరస్థులు శిక్ష నుండి మినహాయించబడే కాలం

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्जमाफी

ज्या कालावधीत गुन्हेगारांना शिक्षेपासून सूट मिळते

🇮🇳Gujarati

માફી

જે સમયગાળા દરમિયાન અપરાધીઓને સજામાંથી મુક્તિ મળે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಮಾದಾನ

ಅಪರಾಧಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯಿಂದ ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ ನೀಡುವ ಅವಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊതുമാപ്പ്

കുറ്റവാളികളെ ശിക്ഷയിൽ നിന്ന് ഒഴിവാക്കുന്ന ഒരു കാലഘട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਆਫ਼ੀ

ਇੱਕ ਮਿਆਦ ਜਿਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਅਪਰਾਧੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਤੋਂ ਛੋਟ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

معافی

ایک مدت جس کے دوران مجرم سزا سے مستثنیٰ ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大赦

犯罪者免予处罚的期限

🇯🇵Japanese

恩赦

犯罪者が刑罰を免除される期間

🇰🇷Korean

특사

범죄자가 형을 면제받는 기간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ân xá

khoảng thời gian mà người phạm tội được miễn hình phạt

🇹🇭Thai

นิรโทษกรรม

ช่วงเวลาที่ผู้กระทำผิดได้รับการยกเว้นโทษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

amnesti

periode di mana pelanggar dibebaskan dari hukuman

🇵🇭Filipino

amnestiya

isang panahon kung saan ang mga nagkasala ay walang bayad sa parusa

🇲🇾Malay

pengampunan

tempoh di mana pesalah dikecualikan daripada hukuman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العفو

الفترة التي يعفى فيها الجناة من العقوبة

🇮🇷Persian

عفو

دوره ای که در آن مجرمان از مجازات معاف می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

af

suçluların cezadan muaf olduğu bir dönem

🇮🇱Hebrew

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