Am"nes*ty (?), n. [L. amnestia, Gr.
?, a forgetting, fr. ? forgotten, forgetful; 'a priv. + ?
to remember: cf. F. 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.] To grant amnesty to.