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- REPRIEVE 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
- REPRIEVE | 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
- Reprieve - definition of reprieve by The Free Dictionary
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, esp from execution 4 a warrant authorizing this 5 any respite or temporary relief syn: See pardon
- Reprieve Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
REPRIEVE meaning: 1 : an official order that delays the punishment of a prisoner who is sentenced to death; 2 : a delay that keeps something bad from happening
- REPRIEVE 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
- reprieve noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of reprieve noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary an official order stopping a punishment, especially for a prisoner who is condemned to death He was saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve a delay before something bad happens Campaigners have won a reprieve for the hospital threatened with closure
- reprieve | meaning of reprieve in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . .
reprieve meaning, definition, what is reprieve: a delay before something bad happens or : Learn more
- What does REPRIEVE mean? - Definitions. net
What does REPRIEVE mean? This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word REPRIEVE The cancellation or postponement of a punishment A document authorizing such an action Relief from pain etc , especially temporary
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