| 词汇 | amnesty |
| 释义 | amnesty noun uk /ˈæm.nə.sti/ us /ˈæm.nə.sti/ [ C or U ] a decision by a government that allows political prisoners to go free: （对政治犯的）赦免，大赦 Most political prisoners were freed under the terms of the amnesty.大多数政治犯按照大赦的条款获得了自由。 [ Cusually singular ] a fixed period of time during which people are not punished for committing a particular crime: 赦免期 People who hand in illegal weapons will not be prosecuted during the amnesty.在赦免期内交出非法枪支的人将不会受到起诉。 The government refused to declare an amnesty for people who had not paid the disputed tax.对于那些未缴纳有争议的税款者，政府拒绝给予宽限。 Not punishing & reducing punishment absolve be off the hookidiom clear of something commutation diplomatic immunity discharge escape get away with murderidiom get off get off lightlyphrase hook impunity let someone off privilege reprieve royal pardon scot-free spare unpunished unsanctioned amnesty | American Dictionaryamnesty noun[ C/U ] us/ˈæm·nə·sti/ politics & government a decision by a government to forgive people who have committed particular illegal acts or crimes, and not to punish them: [ C ]The state has declared an amnesty for individuals who pay their outstanding back taxes. Examples of amnestyamnesty On the role of resumptive pronouns in amnestying island constraint violations. However, we were encouraged by the amnesties of 1981 and 1982 and hope that the process of release will be completed before too long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In certain situations, plea bargains, amnesties and pardons can be important too. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were promised that there would be no amnesties and that things would be different, and our people went out and voted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not gloss over the fact that amnesties require careful scrutiny and are very wide in their consequences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are in prison for offences against the ordinary law of the land, which will take its course without any amnesties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our straightforward position is that we have learned from past amnesties and there should be no future ones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The point at issue on the amendment is whether those immunities and amnesties are to be withdrawn or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They granted a number of partial amnesties, and they speeded up the trials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Amnesties were granted to those who were guilty of some of the most heinous crimes recorded in history. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe as a matter of principle that all amnesties need to be scrutinised with great care. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been no "amnesties" targeted at people who entered illegally in the last 15 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such amnesties would only perpetuate the activities of the criminal gangs that are engaged in illegal immigration and human trafficking. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English All he has to do is to raise his little finger, and these men would be amnestied and freed tomorrow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to know about the progress of those amnesties, how many have been granted and to whom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of amnesty These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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