Definition of "amity" []

• Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship. (noun)

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• "They are like snarling, caged animals – they have been wild for so long, that the hand that comes to them in amity is bitten."
• "Brightly rationalizes, Who will live in amity and confidence with one who is scientifically proved to be predisposed to deeds of cruelty and destruction?"
• "This gesture of political and personal amity is then replayed in the family setting."