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an official statement that allows people who have been put in prison for crimes against the state to go free （对政治犯的）赦免，大赦 The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners. 总统大赦了所有的政治犯。 Guerrilla groups have accepted the government’s offer of amnesty and have begun demobilizing. 游击队已经接受了政府的大赦提议，并开始复员。
Extra ExamplesThey announced a general amnesty for crimes committed during the war. 他们宣布大赦战时犯罪的人。 the President's amnesty program for illegal aliens 总统的非法侨民赦免计划
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blanket
- general
- political
- …
- give somebody
- grant
- offer
- …
- program
- amnesty for
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a period of time during which people can admit to a crime or give up weapons or stolen items without being punished 赦免期（此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免） 2 000 knives have been handed in during the month-long amnesty. 在为期一个月的赦免期中交出的刀有 2 000 把。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blanket
- general
- political
- …
- give somebody
- grant
- offer
- …
- program
- amnesty for
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek amnēstia ‘forgetfulness’.