Words similar to amnesty
Example sentences for: amnesty
How can you use “amnesty” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
An article says that Northern Ireland's Protestants are leery of the peace accord, because its amnesty provision will free many jailed Irish Republican Army bombers and assassins.
Cambodia's figurehead king refuses to grant them amnesty, saying they should face an international tribunal.
Amnesty International lists 99 nations that have abolished the death penalty either in law or practice, and 94 that retain it, among them Afghanistan, China, Guatemala, Indonesia, both Koreas, Indonesia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and of course the United States.
The paper quotes the head of Amnesty International, who is from Senegal, as saying that "it seems to me that the international community, in terms of standards, is moving really ahead of the standards obtained in the United States today."
A piece wonders whether South Africa's amnesty policy is worth it.