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reprieve
[ ri-preev ]
verb (used with object)
- to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
- to relieve temporarily from any evil.
noun
- a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death.
- a warrant authorizing this.
- any respite or temporary relief.
Synonyms: , , ,
reprieve
/ °ùɪˈ±è°ù¾±Ë±¹ /
verb
- to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death)
- to give temporary relief to (a person or thing), esp from otherwise irrevocable harm
the government has reprieved the company with a huge loan
noun
- a postponement or remission of punishment, esp of a person condemned to death
- a warrant granting a postponement
- a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite
- the act of reprieving or the state of being reprieved
Derived Forms
- °ù±ðˈ±è°ù¾±±ð±¹±ð°ù, noun
- °ù±ðˈ±è°ù¾±±ð±¹²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù±ð·±è°ù¾±±ð±¹î€½Ä°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ôr±ð·±è°ù¾±±ð±¹±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of reprieve1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of reprieve1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
With a deadline to sell itself or be banned in the U.S. just hours away, TikTok got another last-minute reprieve from President Trump on Friday.
Still, Freeman said those issues were “nothing to be ever worried about,†and was hoping the team’s rare Sunday off-day would provide him further reprieve.
A stop at St Matthew's Cathedral, built by the British in 1908 and a place of worship for the country's minority Christian population, was a welcome reprieve.
After two lower courts sided with Musk, Kaul begged the state's supreme court for an 11th hour reprieve.
But it remains to be seen whether this will translate into any reprieve.
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