reprieve
6
7.4
- noun
- /rɪˈpriːv/
- Formal
:
suspensión de la ejecución
- The governor announced a reprieve for the prisoner, delaying his execution for another month.
- grant a reprieve
- get a reprieve
- reprieve from death
To everyone's surprise, though, Ruth Ellis was denied a reprieve.
- To everyone's surprise, though, Ruth Ellis was denied a reprieve.
Examples
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This is not a reprieve, but a delay.
Blog text (27) -
A reprieve from the Governor!
Fiction book (2001) -
I said, uh oh, a reprieve from the governor.
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You got a reprieve, you hear me?
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In the third place, we can always get a reprieve from the governor.
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No reprieve from the Governor as far as I know.
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You have obtained a reprieve for me.
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There will be no reprieve handed down from your Father.
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In the big book, it says we are granted a daily reprieve from alcoholism based upon our spiritual condition.
Blog text (6) -
As a result of international pressure, he received a last-minute reprieve, and his sentence was eventually reduced to fifteen years in prison.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
39
8.4
Mercy that a person in power gives, for example a judge or governor
11
8.9
An official order by a court that temporarily stops a punishment, for example a death sentence
1
6.8
A short official delay before a punishment happens
Antonyms
720
1.3
An action that makes someone suffer for breaking a rule, like a fine or time in prison
How Official
- Formal
10
7.9
- Formal
150
6.8
- Formal
252
4.2
- Formal
5
7.7
- Formal
6
7.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word reprieve is like relief and comes from old French law language meaning 'delay' or 'relief' from punishment. So a reprieve is an official order that delays a prisoner's punishment, sometimes even an execution.