reprieval
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of reprieval
Example Sentences
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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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