Thesaurus: reprieve

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1. v. t. 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. v. t. To relieve for a time, or temporarily.
3. n. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death.
4. n. Interval of ease or relief; respite.
5. n. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
6. n. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
7. n. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
8. n. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
9. v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
10. v. relieve temporarily
11. 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. He reprieves the sinnner from time to time. Rogers. 2. To relieve for a time, or temporarily. Company, thought it may reprieve a man from his melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience. South. 1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death. The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was sent to suspend the execution for three days. Clarendon. 2. Interval of ease or relief; respite. All that I ask is but a short reprieve, ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve. Denham.
12. v:5/n:95 n. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort n. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) n. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution