AM'NESTY, noun [Gr. of a neg and memory, from the root of mens, mind. See Mind.]
An act of oblivion; a general pardon of the offenses of subjects against the government, or the proclamation of such pardon.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.