amnesty

(noun)

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

Examples of amnesty in the following topics:

  • Twenty-First-Century Americans

    • Immigrant rights march for amnesty in downtown Los Angeles, California on May Day, 2006.

  • Immigration Reform

    • These six sections are: (1) fixing border enforcement, (2) increasing interior enforcement, such as preventing visa overstays, (3) preventing people from working without a work permit, (4) creating a committee to adapt the number of visas available to changing economic times, (5) a type of amnesty program to legalize undocumented immigrants and (6) programs to help immigrants adjust to life in the United States.

  • Immigration Policy

    • These six sections are: (1) fixing border enforcement, (2) fixing interior enforcement, such as preventing visa overstays, (3) preventing people from working without a work permit, (4) creating a committee to adapt the number of visas available to changing economic times, (5) an amnesty type of program to legalize undocumented immigrants, and (6) programs to help immigrants adjust to life in the United States.