amnesty vs clearing

amnesty

noun
  • Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion. 

  • An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection. 

verb
  • To grant a pardon (to a group) 

clearing

noun
  • The act or process of making or becoming clear. 

  • An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees. 

  • A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state. 

  • The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students. 

  • A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions. 

  • The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it. 

  • An open space in the fog etc. 

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