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reprieve
verb (reprieved , reprieving )
1 to delay or cancel (someone's punishment, especially execution).
2 to give temporary relief or respite from (trouble, difficulty, pain, etc).
noun
1
a the act of delaying or cancelling a criminal sentence, especially a death sentence;
b a warrant granting such a delay or cancellation.
2 temporary relief or respite from trouble, difficulty, pain, etc.
[16c: from French repris taken back, from reprendre to take back; also from obsolete English repreven to reprove, in literal sense -to test again-]
verb (reprieved , reprieving )
1 to delay or cancel (someone's punishment, especially execution).
2 to give temporary relief or respite from (trouble, difficulty, pain, etc).
noun
1
a the act of delaying or cancelling a criminal sentence, especially a death sentence;
b a warrant granting such a delay or cancellation.
2 temporary relief or respite from trouble, difficulty, pain, etc.
[16c: from French repris taken back, from reprendre to take back; also from obsolete English repreven to reprove, in literal sense -to test again-]
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