general amnesty
Blanket forgiveness decree
A general amnesty is a sweeping pardon that forgives an entire class of offenses or offenders, typically issued by a government after political upheaval, civil conflict, or regime change.
Unlike individual pardons, it applies broadly—to all deserters, all tax evaders, all participants in a rebellion: The new government declared a general amnesty for political prisoners.
The qualifier "general" emphasizes the scope: no case-by-case review, no exceptions within the defined category.
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- blanket pardonClemency without individual review
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- exilesBanished persons
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Liability for lawbreaking
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