blanket amnesty
Sweeping forgiveness granted
Blanket amnesty is a pardon extended to an entire category of offenders rather than evaluated case by case.
Governments may grant blanket amnesty to undocumented immigrants, tax evaders, or political prisoners as a matter of policy: The new administration announced a blanket amnesty for all nonviolent drug offenders.
The modifier blanket emphasizes the sweeping, indiscriminate nature of the forgiveness.
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
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- clemencypardon, clemency, reprieve, commutation, presidential pardon
blanket amnestyzero tolerance
Policy allowing no infractions
criminal proceedings · criminal prosecution · retributive justice · punitive measures · war crimes tribunal
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