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Meaning of 'reprieve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reprieve [ n.]
- A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death.
- 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.
- To relieve for a time, or temporarily.

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