AMNESTY

AM'NESTY, noun [Gr. of a neg and memory, from the root of mens, mind. See Mind.]An act of oblivion; a general pardon of the offenses of subjects against the government, or the proclamation of such pardon.

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AMNESTY. → For political offenses
* To Shimei 2Sa 19:16-23
* To Amos 2Sa 19:13; with 17:25

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amnesty. Amnesty, n. a general pardon, an act of oblivion

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Am″nes‐ty (�), n. [[L. amnestia, Gr. �, a forgetting, fr. � forgotten, forgetful; ἀ priv. + μνα̑σθαι to remember: cf. F. amnistie, earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.]] 1. 1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
2. 2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.