AMNESTY Synonyms

• the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

• the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

• good weather with comfortable temperatures

• leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

• compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense

• the state of not being susceptible

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the quality of being unaffected by something

• an act exempting someone

• an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

• a payment of money sent to a person in another place

• (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

• the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

• a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)

• the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

• postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

• relieve temporarily

• the formal act of liberating someone