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reprieve
[ ri-preev ]
verb (used with object)
- to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
- to relieve temporarily from any evil.
noun
- a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death.
- a warrant authorizing this.
- any respite or temporary relief.
Synonyms: postponement, deferment, stay, delay
reprieve
/ rɪˈpriːv /
verb
- to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death)
- to give temporary relief to (a person or thing), esp from otherwise irrevocable harm
the government has reprieved the company with a huge loan
noun
- a postponement or remission of punishment, esp of a person condemned to death
- a warrant granting a postponement
- a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite
- the act of reprieving or the state of being reprieved
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Derived Forms
- reˈpriever, noun
- reˈprievable, adjective
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Other Words From
- re·priever noun
- unre·prieved adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reprieve1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reprieve1
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Example Sentences
When POTUS asked Malia if she wanted to pet the turkey before he granted its reprieve, she responded appropriately: “Nah.”
The procedure was captured on-camera and released by the human rights organization, Reprieve.
Hickenlooper had granted Dunlap a temporary reprieve in 2013, which amounted to a half-measure that made nobody happy.
But six months into his probation, Bartiromo asked the judge presiding over his case for a reprieve.
There were moments of reprieve, then the boiling water again.
So Thyrsis went home to Corydon, as one who brings a reprieve to a prisoner under sentence of death.
Anguish of the accused awaiting the decision of his judges—life, death, reprieve, or pardon!
If no reprieve could be obtained, no commutation of the sentence, he would speak out and set Andrew Westwood free.
I wanted a day's reprieve, and I have gained it—gained a day, spent in most agreeable conversation, for which I thank you.
They were placed under the gallows with the ropes round their necks, when a reprieve arrived.
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