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    reprieve
    /rɪˈpriːv/

    verb

    • 1. cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death): "under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved" Similar grant a stay of execution tocancel/postpone/commute/remit someone's punishmentpardonspareOpposite chargepunish

    noun

    • 1. a cancellation or postponement of a punishment: "he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a reprieve"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › reprieveReprieve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of REPRIEVE is to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner). How to use reprieve in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPRIEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    REPRIEVE definition: 1. an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner: 2…. Learn more.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › reprieveReprieve - definition of reprieve by The Free Dictionary

    1. a. The prevention or suspension of a scheduled or expected punishment. b. A court order or other official notification preventing or suspending a scheduled or expected punishment. 2. Temporary relief, as from danger or pain.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPRIEVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionreprieve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    reprieve something to officially cancel or delay plans to close something or end something. 70 jobs have been reprieved until next April.

  7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › reprievereprieve | meaning of reprieve in Longman Dictionary of...

    reprieve meaning, definition, what is reprieve: a delay before something bad happens or ...: Learn more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREPRIEVE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    Definitions of 'reprieve'. 1. If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or canceled. [...] 2. A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. [...] More.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › reprieve_nreprieve, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the noun reprieve mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun reprieve. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun reprieve? About 0.6 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the noun reprieve pronounced?

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › reprieveReprieve Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    verb. reprieved, reprieves, reprieving. To postpone the punishment of; esp., to postpone the execution of (a person condemned to death) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To prevent or suspend (a punishment). American Heritage. To give temporary relief to, as from trouble or pain. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPRIEVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to provide something or someone with an escape from a bad situation or experience, especially to delay or stop plans to close or end something: The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved.