• general amnesty – всеобщая амнистия
• amnesty of political prisoners – амнистия политических заключённых
• tax amnesty – налоговая амнистия
• grant an amnesty to political prisoners – амнистировать политических заключенных
Amnesty (from the Greek ἀμνηστία amnestia (Amnesty, Wm Chrichton Μεγα Ελληνο-Αγγλικον Λεξικον 1960) is defined as: "A pardon extended by the government to a group or class of persons, usually for a political offense; the act of a sovereign power officially forgiving certain classes of persons who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted." (Wikipedia)
Ali was convicted and released from prison in 1933 due to the general amnesty granted in the 10th year of the Turkish Republic. (Kansas City Star)
The king is due to grant an amnesty to thousands of convicts to celebrate his birthday on 5 December. (BBC News)
He added that the Taliban had already announced an amnesty for people who worked for the previous administration, and put Negar's murder down to "personal enmity or something else". (BBC News)
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