respite from impending punishment
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reprieve — /rəˈpriv / (say ruh preev) verb (t) (reprieved, reprieving) 1. to respite (a person) from impending punishment, especially to grant a delay of the execution of (a condemned person). 2. to relieve temporarily from any evil. –noun 3. respite from… …
reprieve — repriever, n. /ri preev /, v., reprieved, reprieving, n. v.t. 1. to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). 2. to relieve temporarily from any evil. n. 3. a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a… … Universalium
reprieve — re•prieve [[t]rɪˈpriv[/t]] v. prieved, priev•ing, n. 1) to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person) 2) to relieve temporarily from any evil 3) a respite from impending punishment, esp. from execution 4) a warrant… … From formal English to slang
reprieve — I noun day of grace, deferment, delay, delay in execution, delay in punishment, dispensation, interval of ease, moratorium, pause, postponement, postponement of penalty, quittance, respite, respite from impending punishment, stay, stay of… … Law dictionary
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