reprieve
verb (used with object)
to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
reprieving
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present participleof reprieve.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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While it was Rory Burns reprieving Warner at the Gabba, this time it was Jos Buttler inexplicably shelling Marnus Labuschagne.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2021
A Vestal can't use her prerogative of reprieving criminals," said Brinnaria, "unless she encounters by accident a criminal being led to execution.
From The Unwilling Vestal by Edward Lucas White
Cross-examining failed to get the statement from the woman that would justify my reprieving or pardoning him.
From The Daredevil by Maria Thompson Daviess
Just go and tell Kiddle and the rest, that, in consideration of her general good conduct, I purpose reprieving her.
From Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea by Archibald Webb
June ye 1st:—Ye Governor and ye magistrates voted ye reprieving of Eliz.
From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 by Various
