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reprieval

American  
[ri-pree-vuhl] / rɪˈpri vəl /

noun

  1. reprieve; respite.


Etymology

Origin of reprieval

First recorded in 1580–90; reprieve + -al 2

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With the arrival of a new Johnson baby, followed by the 75 anniversary of VE Day, the Johnson administration spotted a path to reprieval.

From The Guardian May 16, 2020

His lawyers went to see The governor to win reprieval, perhaps A commutation.

From Domesday Book by Masters, Edgar Lee

How I started up in the night, in the night,   Drawn on without rest or reprieval!

From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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