Word: amnestia
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...word amnesty comes from the Greek root amnestia, which means to forget, overlook, or become oblivious to. Amnesia has the same root. Amnesty does not mean to ask forgiveness--but to wipe the slate clean. To demand this is to ask the government to admit to the American public that its Asia policy was wrong and that those who have opposed it were right...
...first recorded amnesty was granted by Athens in 403 B.C. to most of those who had collaborated with Athens' Spartan conquerors after the Peloponnesian War. (The word itself is from the Greek amnestia, which means "forgetfulness.") The Romans, on occasion, continued the custom, which they called restitutio in integrum, and many other states since then have granted amnesty to achieve reconciliation after a civil war or a period of internal strife. France, which has seen more such conflict than most countries, has made amnesty almost a habit; the latest example occurred in 1968 when right-wing opponents of Charles...
| 1 |