His first act was to proclaim an amnesty to all those who had borne arms against him.
It was soon apparent that a reconciliation had been effected: for Antony moved that a general amnesty should be granted, and Cicero seconded the motion in an animated speech.
But being surrounded by General Gilly, he was obliged to lay down his arms, on condition of amnesty to his followers, and free permission to himself to leave France.
They had been among the list of persons excluded from the amnesty by the royal government of France, and now they were prohibited by the British Ministry from accompanying Napoleon to St. Helena.
With the return of Paris to fealty, almost all signs of disaffection departed; and the King's proclamation of amnesty for all past rebellions completed the conquest of his people.
An amnesty was proclaimed for all save the "Sacramentarians," i.
Then he continues: "My third reason for voting against the amnesty is humanity.
In this Assembly the Extreme Left was still the predominant party; in an address to the Crown they asked that the state of siege at Berlin should be raised, and that an amnesty to those who had fought on the 18th of March should be proclaimed.
Previously, however, Primo de Rivera left Manila to return to Spain, but before going he granted an amnesty to all who had tortured suspected persons to extort evidence from them.
The amnesty was disregarded, and the priests continued their arbitrary courses against those who had been concerned in the rebellion.
Now they came in by hundreds every day to claim the amnesty offered by General Polavieja.
The taking of Imus gave General Polavieja an opportunity of offering an amnesty to the rebels, which he did not neglect.
Schurz was a torch-bearer wherever he went, and his entry into the Senate gave a new impetus to the party of peace and amnesty not only in his own state, but throughout the country.
Together with the order for Reconstruction in North Carolina, the President issued a proclamation of amnesty for all persons who had participated in the rebellion, excepting, however, certain specified classes of offenders.
The Amnesty Bill was reintroduced in the House by General Butler, May 13, and passed the same day without debate.
The Liberals said that universal amnesty with impartial suffrage was the true cure.
He did not, however, condescend to submit to them the general amnesty in favor of all the emigrants whose names had not yet been erased from the fatal list.
Charles, within a year or so of his general amnesty and happy restoration, had made such worship criminal; and now the Five Mile Act, lately passed at Oxford, had rendered the restrictions and penalties of Nonconformity utterly intolerable.
All classes are taking the Amnesty Oath; it would be unfortunate to shake by unnecessary arrests this desire for general amnesty.
The Spanish forces, which had been driven out of it, occupied it again in 1811, and proclaimed a general amnesty for the inhabitants, inviting all property-holders to return and promising to reinstate them in their fortunes.
Paez, hearing of this, rode boldly into Barinas and presented himself before the Spanish commandant, saying that he had come to avail himself of the amnesty and take possession of his property.
The Provisional President may declare general amnesty, grant special pardon, commute punishment, and restore rights, but in the case of a general amnesty he must have the concurrence of the National Council.
Tibet to grant amnesty to those Tibetans known for their pro-Chinese inclinations and to restore to them their property.
Finding that it was impossible to conquer the general detestation felt for them, the monarchists, led by Liang Shih-yi, changed their tactics and exhausted themselves in attempting to secure the issue of a general amnesty decree.
On the following day amnesty was granted to all political and religious offenders.
An immediate and general amnesty for all political and religious offenses, including terrorist acts and military and agrarian offenses.
When the Revolution of 1905 broke out Helfandt returned to Russia under the terms of the amnesty declared at that time.
The first formal act of the Duma, after the opening ceremonies were finished, was to demand amnesty for all the political prisoners.
And from the general law of amnestyfor the rank and file, the leaders in the rebellion were again and again, by special Acts of Congress, re-endowed with the ballot.
The eighth recognizes the importance of the organization of the Grangers; and the ninth opposes the granting of generalamnesty to former rebels.
I demand amnesty for that guard, I demand that he shall vote," cries the honorable Chairman of the Committee.
Still I may perhaps be pardoned if I ask why I need the grace of an amnesty at all.
The commissioners in various parts of the country were trying and executing all who had taken any lead in the movement, and until a general amnesty was passed, two months later, every peasant lived in hourly dread of his life.
Moreover, it is probable that when the commissioners have sat for a time, and executed all the prominent leaders of this rioting, there will be an amnesty passed.
Bourmont, excepted from the amnesty of April 1796, fled into Switzerland, but soon afterwards, having been made by Louis XVIII.
If he had not been hanged, it was because he was well supported by his party, who had him included in the amnesty granted to those who had been engaged in these troubles.
The most liberal terms of amnesty have already been communicated to the insurgents, and the way is still open for those who have raised their arms against the Government for honorable submission to its authority.
This amnesty was duly announced by the Austrian Government and thousands of Nazis were released, and the first penetration of Deutsch-National into the Austrian Government was accomplished by the appointment of Dr.
In addition, announcement was made of a general political amnesty to Nazis convicted of crimes.
May 29 issued a general amnesty proclamation, after which the fundamental and irreconcilable differences between President Johnson and the party that had elevated him to power became more apparent.
All persons who have taken the oath of amnesty as prescribed in the President's proclamation of December 8, A.
As shepherds of a patient and suffering people we ask amnesty for them and pledge our faith and honor for their future.
The Utah Commission, a non-Mormon body, favored amnesty in an official report of September, 1892.
A month later, Johnson issued a proclamation of amnesty and pardon to all engaged in secession, except certain classes, on condition of taking the oath of allegiance to the United States.
A general amnesty to all connected with the Civil War was proclaimed, and the bitter feelings engendered by fraternal strife fast melted away.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "amnesty" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
