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AMNESTIES
Noun
amnesties
plural of amnesty
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
AMNESTY
Am"nes*ty, n. Etym: [L. amnestia, Gr. amnistie, earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.]
1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
Am"nes*ty, v. t. [imp. p. p. Amnestied; p. pr. & vb. n. Amnestying.]
Definition: To grant amnesty to.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ORCHESTRATION
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