meaning of reprieve
1. To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.
2. To relieve for a time, or temporarily.
3. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death.
4. Interval of ease or relief; respite.
5. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
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