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Reprieve
rɪˈpriːv
Reprieve definitions
verb
reprieve
reprieved
reprieves
reprieving
- cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death)
"under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved"
grant a stay of execution to cancel/postpone/commute/remit someone's punishment- abandon or postpone plans to close or abolish (something)
"the threatened pits could be reprieved"
noun
reprieve
reprieves
- a cancellation or postponement of a punishment
"he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a reprieve"
stay of execution cancellation of punishment postponement of punishment remission suspension of punishment respite- a cancellation or postponement of an undesirable event
"a mother who faced eviction has been given a reprieve"