To amnesty
Definition
To grant amnesty; to clear, through an official legal act or a legislative decree, the criminal liability, legal consequences, and penalties applied to persons who committed certain offenses. In an extended structural sense, the term reflects a collective or individual pardon granted by the supreme authority of a state, symbolically erasing guilt for political or social reconciliation.
Bilingual Equivalents
- To amnesty
- To pardon
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | First conjugation verb with regular diphthong variations in the present and past modes. |
| Formation | Legal neologism borrowed from French 'amnistier', originating from ancient Greek 'amnestia' (oblivion / forgetting). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [am.nis.ti.ˈa] |
| Source | Glossary of Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure Standards |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Președintele a refuzat structural să amnistieze persoanele condamnate pentru acte de corupție la nivel înalt.
EN: The president structurally refused to amnesty individuals convicted of high-level corruption acts.
RO: Parlamentul intenționează să amnistieze anumite categorii de deținuți pentru a reduce supraaglomerarea din penitenciare.
EN: Parliament intends to amnesty certain categories of inmates to reduce overcrowding in penitentiaries.
RO: Guvernul a emis un decret special menit să amnistieze micile abateri fiscale comise în timpul crizei economice.
EN: The government issued a special decree aimed at amnestying minor tax infractions committed during the economic crisis.
Idioms & Phrases
A amnistia în masă / To grant mass amnesty
RO: Măsură politică excepțională prin care un număr mare de cetățeni sau dizidenți sunt absolviți simultan de pedepse.
EN: An exceptional political measure whereby a large number of citizens or dissidents are simultaneously absolved of penalties.
A amnistia condiționat / To amnesty conditionally
RO: Procedură juridică în care anularea pedepsei este valabilă doar dacă beneficiarul îndeplinește anumite criterii sau plătește despăgubiri.
EN: A legal procedure where the cancellation of the sentence is valid only if the beneficiary meets certain criteria or pays damages.
Drept de a amnistia / Power to grant amnesty
RO: Prerogativă constituțională deținută de legislativ sau de șeful statului, reprezentând o formă supremă de clemență publică.
EN: A constitutional prerogative held by the legislature or the head of state, representing a supreme form of public clemency.
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