amnesty
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Rodriguez, who served as Maduro's vice president, has also pushed through an amnesty law that led to the release of hundreds of political prisoners, though some 500 remain behind bars.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
She was granted amnesty and became a U.S. citizen under the immigration reform bill signed by President Reagan in 1986.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Nearly 500 political prisoners have been released under the amnesty law brought in by the country's National Assembly, prisoner rights group Foro Penal says, but many more are thought to still be in jail.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Servicemen accused of plotting against the state are being exempted from an amnesty law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
He said he put it in his father’s name because the older man had become a legal resident after the 1986 amnesty.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Vocabulary lists containing amnesty
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