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To: My2Cents
So which of the followint isn't it

\Am"nes*ty\, n. [L. amnestia, Gr. ?, a forgetting, fr. ? forgotten, forgetful; 'a priv. + ? to remember: cf. F. amnistie, earlier amnestie. See {Mean}, v.]

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.

116 posted on 01/23/2004 8:41:32 PM PST by jpsb (")
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To: jpsb
Oh, is that what Bush is doing? Granting them all "oblivion"? I would think you xenophobes would like that.

And what's with the dictionary quotes? You're the second guy this week to throw a dictionary quote at me. Is it suppose to make your responses sound more intelligent?

121 posted on 01/24/2004 12:17:27 AM PST by My2Cents ("Failure is not an option.")
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