different between forbearance vs amnesty

English

Etymology

From forbear +? -ance.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /f???be??n(t)s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f???b????n(t)s/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /fo??bi???n(t)s/

Noun

forbearance (countable and uncountable, plural forbearances)

1. Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
2. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

Synonyms

• patience
• restraint
• thole (obsolete, rare, or regional)
• forgiveness

Related terms

• forbear

Translations

Further reading

• forbearance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• forbearance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• forbearance in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• forbearance at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amnestie (Modern French amnistie), a borrowing from Latin amnestia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ???????? (amn?stía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æm.n?.sti/

Noun

amnesty (countable and uncountable, plural amnesties)

1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.

Related terms

• Amnesty International

Translations

Verb

amnesty (third-person singular simple present amnesties, present participle amnestying, simple past and past participle amnestied)

1. To grant a pardon (to a group)

Translations

Further reading

• amnesty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• amnesty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• amnesty at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Matneys, Yetmans, maytens