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Also known as Amnesty, f2 Sm18 Amnesty

Amnesty () is defined as "A pardon extended by a government to a group or class of people, usually for a political offense; the act of a sovereign power officially forgiving certain classes of people who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted." Though the term "general pardon" has a similar definition, an amnesty constitutes more than a pardon, in so much as it obliterates all legal remembrance of the offense. An amnesty law is any law that retroactively exempts a select group of people, usually military leaders and government leaders, from criminal liability for crimes committe

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Amnesty is an official pardon granted by a government to a group of people, typically for political offenses, that goes beyond a regular pardon by completely erasing the legal record of their crimes. It matters because it allows governments to exempt certain individuals—usually military or political leaders—from criminal prosecution for past actions, effectively wiping away legal consequences and public records of those offenses.

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impunity
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