reprieve 音標拼音: [ripr'iv]
n . 緩刑,緩刑令,暫緩
vt . 暫減,緩期執行
緩刑,緩刑令,暫緩暫減,緩期執行
reprieve n 1 :
a (
temporary )
relief from harm or discomfort [
synonym :
{
reprieve }, {
respite }]
2 :
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [
synonym :
{
suspension }, {
respite }, {
reprieve }, {
hiatus }, {
abatement }]
3 :
a warrant granting postponement (
usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence )
4 :
the act of reprieving ;
postponing or remitting punishment [
synonym : {
reprieve }, {
respite }]
v 1 :
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal ,
such as an execution [
synonym : {
reprieve }, {
respite }]
2 :
relieve temporarily Reprieve \
Re *
prieve \ (
r ?-
pr ?
v "),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Reprieved }
(-
pr ?
vd ");
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Reprieving }.] [
OE .
repreven to reject ,
disallow ,
OF .
reprover to blame ,
reproach ,
condemn (
pres .
il reprueve ),
F .
r ['
e ]
prouver to disapprove ,
fr .
L .
reprobare to reject ,
condemn ;
pref .
re -
re -
probare to try ,
prove .
See {
Prove },
and cf . {
Reprove }, {
Reprobate }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
He reprieves the sinnner from time to time .
--
Rogers .
[
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2 .
To relieve for a time ,
or temporarily .
[
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Company ,
thought it may reprieve a man from his melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience . --
South .
[
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Reprieve \
Re *
prieve "\ (
r ?-
pr ?
v "),
n .
1 .
A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence ,
especially of a sentence of death .
[
1913 Webster ]
The morning Sir John Hotham was to die ,
a reprieve was sent to suspend the execution for three days .
--
Clarendon .
[
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2 .
Interval of ease or relief ;
respite .
[
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All that I ask is but a short reprieve ,
ll I forget to love ,
and learn to grieve . --
Denham .
[
1913 Webster ]
118 Moby Thesaurus words for "
reprieve ":
absolution ,
afterthought ,
amnesty ,
benevolence ,
bind ,
block ,
blockage ,
bureaucratic delay ,
catharsis ,
cleanse ,
cleanse away ,
cleansing ,
clemency ,
commiseration ,
compassion ,
condolence ,
delay ,
delayage ,
delayed reaction ,
deliver ,
deliverance ,
detention ,
discharge ,
double take ,
dragging ,
emotional release ,
exculpation ,
excuse ,
exemption ,
exoneration ,
favor ,
feeling ,
forbear ,
forbearance ,
forgive ,
forgiveness ,
free ,
free from ,
freeing ,
give quarter ,
give release ,
give respite ,
grace ,
grant a reprieve ,
halt ,
hang -
up ,
have mercy upon ,
have pity ,
hindrance ,
holdup ,
humanity ,
immunity ,
indemnity ,
interim ,
intermission ,
intermit ,
jam ,
kindness ,
lag ,
lagging ,
leniency ,
let off ,
let up on ,
logjam ,
melt ,
mercy ,
mitigation ,
moratorium ,
obstruction ,
paperasserie ,
pardon ,
pathos ,
pause ,
pity ,
postponement ,
purgation ,
purge ,
purge away ,
purging ,
quarter ,
red tape ,
red -
tapeism ,
red -
tapery ,
redemption ,
relax ,
release ,
relent ,
relief ,
remission ,
remission of sin ,
removal ,
remove ,
rescue ,
respite ,
retardance ,
retardation ,
ruth ,
save ,
self -
pity ,
shrift ,
slow -
up ,
slowdown ,
slowness ,
spare ,
sparing ,
stay ,
stay of execution ,
stop ,
stoppage ,
surcease ,
suspend ,
suspension ,
sympathy ,
take pity on ,
thaw ,
tie -
up ,
time lag ,
wait REPRIEVE ,
crim .
law practice .
This term is derived from reprendre ,
to take back ,
and signifies the withdrawing of a sentence for an interval of time ,
and operates in delay of execution .
4 Bl .
Com .
394 .
It is granted by the favor of the pardoning power ,
or by the court who tried the prisoner .
3 .
Reprieves are sometimes granted ex necessitate legis ;
for example ,
when a woman is convicted of a capital offence ,
after judgment she may allege pregnancy in delay of execution .
In order ,
however ,
to render this plea available she must be quick with child , (
q .
v .)
the law presuming ,
perhaps absurdly enough ,
that before that period ,
life does not commence in the foetus .
3 Inst .
17 ;
2 Hale ,
413 ;
1 Hale ,
368 ;
4 Bl .
Com .
395 .
4 .
The judge is also bound to grant a reprieve when the prisoner becomes insane .
4 Harg .
St .
Tr .
205 ,
6 ;
3 Inst .
4 ;
Hawk B .
1 ,
c .
1 ,
s .
4 ;
1 Chit .
Cr .
Law ,
757 .
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