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Meaning of 'reprieve'
Meaning of 'reprieve' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Reprieve 
[ n.]
- A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence,
especially of a sentence of death. [ n.]- Interval of ease or relief; respite.
2. Reprieve [ 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. [ v. t.]- To relieve for a time, or temporarily.
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