特赦 (tè shè) — (noun) special pardon; amnesty; (verb) to grant a special pardon or amnesty

Definition

Examples

• 国家主席签署了特赦令，释放了一批政治犯。
  Guó jiā zhǔ xí qiān shǔ le tè shè lìng, shì fàng le yì pī zhèng zhì fàn.
  The president signed a special pardon order, releasing a group of political prisoners.
• 政府决定特赦那些在战争期间犯下轻微罪行的人。
  Zhèng fǔ jué dìng tè shè nà xiē zài zhàn zhēng qī jiān fàn xià qīng wēi zuì xíng de rén.
  The government decided to grant amnesty to those who committed minor crimes during the war.
• 这次特赦是在国家庆典之际宣布的。
  Zhè cì tè shè shì zài guó jiā qìng diǎn zhī jì xuān bù de.
  This special pardon was announced on the occasion of a national celebration.