Amnistía (en. Amnesty)

/am.nisˈti.a/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

General pardon granted to individuals who have committed certain offenses.

The government announced an amnesty for political prisoners.

El gobierno anunció una amnistía para los presos políticos.

Action of forgiving offenses that have been punished by law.

The amnesty sought to restore peace in the country after the conflict.

La amnistía buscaba restaurar la paz en el país tras el conflicto.

Condition of forgetting or forgiving in the context of a legal system.

A tax amnesty was implemented to regularize tax evaders.

Se implementó una amnistía fiscal para regularizar a los evasores.

From the Greek 'amnistía', which means 'forgetting' or 'forgiveness'.

general amnesty

Forgiveness applicable to a group that has committed similar offenses.

amnistía general

amnesty decree

Legal norm that establishes an amnesty.

decreto de amnistía

to request amnesty

To ask for forgiveness before a competent authority.

solicitar amnistía

pardon

Pardon or commutation of sentence for an individual offense.

indulto

forgiveness

Act of freeing someone from blame or punishment.

perdón

acquittal

Release from a conviction or offense, often in a judicial context.

absolución

In some informal circles, it is used as a synonym for 'forgiveness' in personal relationships.

I granted my friend an amnesty after he offended me.

Le di una amnistía a mi amigo después de que me ofendió.

In the political sphere, it may refer to an excuse for acts contrary to the law.

That amnesty was seen as an attempt to clean up the government's image.

Esa amnistía fue vista como un intento de lavar la imagen del gobierno.