Amnesty
Definition
A legal act of clemency adopted by the supreme legislative power through which criminal liability is removed for certain offenses committed prior to its publication. This structural mechanism causes the termination of criminal action, the cancellation of sentences already pronounced, and the automatic erasure of convictions from the criminal record, acting as a legal oblivion of the deed to achieve social or political stability.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Amnesty
- General pardon
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations with standard genitive suffixes. |
| Formation | Borrowed from French 'amnistie', tracing back to the classical Greek root meaning oblivion or forgetting. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [am.nis.ˈti.e] |
| Source | Glossary of Constitutional Law and Universal Jurisprudence |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Parlamentul a votat o amnestie generală pentru a marca reconcilierea națională după perioada de criză.
EN: Parliament voted a general amnesty to mark national reconciliation after the period of crisis.
RO: Spre deosebire de grațiere, o amnestie șterge cu totul fapta penală din trecutul juridic al individului.
EN: Unlike a pardon, an amnesty completely erases the criminal offense from the individual's legal past.
RO: Opoziția politică a criticat aspru proiectul de lege care propunea o amnestie pentru infracțiunile de corupție.
EN: The political opposition harshly criticized the bill proposing an amnesty for corruption offenses.
Idioms & Phrases
Amnestie fiscală / Tax amnesty
RO: Măsură guvernamentală temporară prin care contribuabilii sunt scutiți de plata penalităților sau dobânzilor dacă își achită debitele principale.
EN: A temporary government measure freeing taxpayers from paying penalties or interest if they clear their main debts.
Amnestie generală / General amnesty / broad amnesty
RO: Act de clemență extins ce vizează o categorie întreagă de deținuți politici sau participanți la conflicte civile.
EN: An extended act of clemency targeting an entire category of political prisoners or participants in civil conflicts.
Lege de amnestie / Amnesty law / statutory amnesty
RO: Act normativ special emis de organul legislativ care stabilește criteriile stricte de aplicare a iertării publice.
EN: A special legislative act issued by the governing body establishing strict criteria for the application of public pardon.
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