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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

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 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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

From Domesday Book by Edgar Lee Masters

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