amnesty

amnistía

Decisión oficial de perdonar los delitos de un grupo de personas y dejar de castigarlas.

En inglés sencillo: An official decision to forgive a group of people for crimes and stop punishing them.

• The government announced an amnesty.
• Hundreds of prisoners were released under the amnesty.
• The rebels asked for an amnesty before surrendering.

Cómo se usa: amnesty for someone/something (The president granted an amnesty for political prisoners.)

Sinónimos: pardon

Expresiones frecuentes: grant an amnesty, general amnesty, amnesty for prisoners, declare an amnesty