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amnest- — Forgetting or overlooking

amnest- means forgetting or overlooking. Ancient Greek source words and legal terminology examples: amnesty.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Forgetting or overlooking

• Ancient Greek: ἀμνηστία (amnestia)

Examples and word parts

amnesty

An official measure that removes specified liability or punishment for a class of offenses or people.

Word parts: a- (without) + mnest- (remembering)

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Related roots of public life terms

• lex / leg- — Law

  legislation

• jus / jur- — Right or law

  jurisprudence

• nom/o — Law or custom

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• polit- — City or civic life

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• dem/o — People or citizen body

  democracy

• crat- / -cracy — Power or rule

  aristocracy

• arch- / -archy — Leadership or rule

  monarchy

• eth- / eth/o — Custom or character

  ethics

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