reprieve
[ ri-preev ]
/ rɪˈpriv /
verb (used with object), re·prieved, re·priev·ing.
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.
Words nearby reprieve
repression, repressive, repressor, repressor gene, reprieval, reprieve, reprimand, reprint, reprisal, reprise, repristinate
Origin of reprieve
SYNONYMS FOR reprieve
3 See pardon.
5 delay, postponement, stay, deferment.
OTHER WORDS FROM reprieve
re·priev·er, nounun·re·prieved, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for reprieve
reprieve
/ (rɪˈpriːv) /
verb (tr)
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 harmthe 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
Derived forms of reprieve
reprievable, adjectiverepriever, nounWord Origin for reprieve
C16: from Old French repris (something) taken back, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere; perhaps also influenced by obsolete English repreve to reprove
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