Definition of Reprieve
Reprieve
re·prieve
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(verb)
a statement that orders a punishment to stop or be delayed, sometimes punishments that require the death of a prisoner;
e.g. It was only through a new key piece of evidence that the judge would reprieve the defendant.
(noun)
the act of postponing something;
e.g. It was either they call a reprieve or surrender to the false accusations.
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