Amnesty
Meaning of Amnesty in Spanish
Description/ translation of amnesty into Spanish: amnistía (perdón que borra el delito y sus efectos, a diferencia del indulto, que elimina sólo estos últimos)[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where amnesty belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
Notes and References
- Translation of Amnesty published by Antonio Peñaranda
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Further Reading
Baskir, Lawrence M. and William A. Strauss. Reconciliation After Vietnam: A Program of Relief for Vietnam Era Draft and Military Offenders. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 1977.
Polner, Murray, ed. When Can I Come Home? A Debate on Amnesty for Exiles, Antiwar Prisoners, and Others. New York: Anchor Books, 1972.
Schardt, Arlie, William A. Rusher, and Mark O. Hatfield. Amnesty? The Unsettled Question of Vietnam. Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Sun River Press, 1973.
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Amnesty in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of amnesty.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- amnesty in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- amnesty in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Amnesty
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Amnesty :
An act erasing from legal memory some aspect of criminal conduct by an offender. It is most frequently granted to groups of people in respect of political offences and is wider than a *pardon, which merely relieves an offender of punishment.
Concept of Amnesty
Traditional meaning of amnesty [1]: A term in international law which is an act of oblivion of past offences. An act of amnesty is given to one who may have been guilty, while a pardon is given to one who is surely guilty; see 35 Ga. 296; 10 Ct. CI. 407.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Amnesty”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Amnesty.
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Amnesty
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