reprieve (redirected from reprievable)

re·prieve  (r-prv)

tr.v. re·prieved, re·priev·ing, re·prieves

1. To postpone or cancel the punishment of.

2. To bring relief to.

n.

1.

a. Postponement or cancellation of a punishment.

b. A warrant for such an action.

2. Temporary relief, as from danger or pain.

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[Alteration (influenced by Middle English repreven, to contradict, variant of reproven, to rebuke) of Middle English reprien, probably from Old French repris, past participle of reprendre, to take back, from Latin reprehendere, reprndere, to hold back; see reprehend.]

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re·prieva·ble adj.

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reprieve [rɪˈpriːv]

vb (tr)

1. (Law) to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death)

2. to give temporary relief to (a person or thing), esp from otherwise irrevocable harm the government has reprieved the company with a huge loan

n

1. (Law) a postponement or remission of punishment, esp of a person condemned to death

2. (Law) a warrant granting a postponement

3. a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite

4. (Law) the act of reprieving or the state of being reprieved

[from Old French repris (something) taken back, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere; perhaps also influenced by obsolete English repreve to reprove]

reprievable  adj

repriever  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reprieve - a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort respite relief, ease - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
	2.	reprieve - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something abatement, hiatus, respite, suspension break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" defervescence - abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature remission, subsidence, remittal - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
	3.	reprieve - a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	reprieve - the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment respite mercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	reprieve - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution respite postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
	2.	reprieve - relieve temporarily rescue, deliver - free from harm or evil

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reprieve

verb

1. grant a stay of execution to, spare, amnesty, pardon, acquit, let off the hook (slang), grant an amnesty to, postpone or remit the punishment of Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged, have been reprieved.

2. save, rescue, give respite to Another 21 pits have been reprieved until the New Year at least.

noun

stay of execution, suspension, amnesty, pardon, respite, acquittal, remission, abeyance, deferment, postponement of punishment a reprieve for eight people waiting to be hanged

Translations

reprieve [rɪˈpriːv]

A. N

1. (Jur) → indulto m; [of sentence] → conmutación f
to win a last-minute reprieve → ser indultado a última hora

2. (= delay) → aplazamiento m, alivio m temporal
the building got a reprieve → se retiró la orden de demoler el edificio

B. VT

1. (Jur) → indultar
to reprieve sb from death → suspender la pena de muerte de algn

2. (fig) → salvar

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reprieve [rɪˈpriːv]

n

(LAW) → grâce f

(fig) (= delay) → sursis m

vt

(LAW) → gracier

(fig) → accorder un sursis à

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reprieve

n (Jur) → Begnadigung f; (= postponement) → Strafaufschub m; (fig) → Gnadenfrist f

vt he was reprieved (Jur) → er wurde begnadigt; (= sentence was postponed) → seine Strafe wurde aufgeschoben; the building/firm has been reprieved for a while → das Gebäude/die Firma ist vorerst noch einmal verschont geblieben

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reprieve [rɪˈpriːv]

1. n (Law) (cancellation) → commutazione f della pena capitale; (postponement) → sospensione f dell'esecuzione della condanna; (delay, also, gen) → proroga

2. vt (Law) (for good) → rinviare l'esecuzione di; (for a time) → sospendere l'esecuzione di; (grant a delay) → concedere una proroga a (fig) → dare tregua a

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reprieve [rɪˈpriːv]

1. n (Law) (cancellation) → commutazione f della pena capitale; (postponement) → sospensione f dell'esecuzione della condanna; (delay, also, gen) → proroga

2. vt (Law) (for good) → rinviare l'esecuzione di; (for a time) → sospendere l'esecuzione di; (grant a delay) → concedere una proroga a (fig) → dare tregua a

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reprieve

v reprieve [rəˈpriːv]

to pardon (a criminal) or delay his punishment The murderer was sentenced to death, but later was reprieved. begenadig يُرْجِئ تَنْفبذ الحُكْم بالإعْدام отменям/отлагам изпълнението на (смъртна) присъда omilostnit; odložit popravu benåde begnadigen απονέμω χάρη σε indultar, suspender la pena tühistama, edasi lükkama مجازات کسی را به تعویق انداختن peruuttaa tuomio accorder un sursis ou une commutation de peine לָחוּן सजा में छूट देना odgoda roka (vkinek) a halálbüntetését ideiglenesen felfüggeszti mengampuni fresta refsingu (rinviare o sospendere l'esecuzione di una sentenza) 執行を延期する 형집행을 연기하다 dovanoti bausmę, atidėti bausmės vykdymą atlikt (nāves) sprieduma izpildīšanu memaafkan, melambatkan hukuman gratie verlenen benåde, utsette zawiesić/odroczyć wyrok perdoar a sus­penda/a comuta o pedeapsă помиловать, отсрочить наказание omilostiť, odložiť popravu pomilostiti; odložiti (izvršitev kazni) odložiti pogubljenje ge anstånd ( en frist), benåda พักหรือเลื่อนการประหาร affetmek, ertelemek 免刑，緩刑 відстрочувати виконання смертного вироку سزا معاف کرنا یا مہلت دینا hoãn thi hành án; ân xá （死刑）缓期执行

n

the act of pardoning a criminal or delaying his punishment; the order to do this. begenadiging إرجاء تَنْفيذ الحُكْم بالإعْدام отмяна milost; odklad benådning die Begnadigung απονομή χάριτος indulto, suspensión de pena tühistamine, edasilükkamine تعویق مجازات armahdus grâce, sursis חֲנִינָה सजा में छूट odgoda izvršenja smrtne kazne (halál)büntetés felfüggesztése pengampunan frestun refsingar; náðun (rinvio o sospensione dell'esecuzione di una sentenza) 執行延期 형 집행의 연기 bausmės dovanojimas/vykdymo atidėjimas (nāves) sprieduma izpildīšanas atlikšana pengampunan gratie benådning, utsettelse zawieszenie/odroczenie wyroku perdão graţiere; suspendare; comutare помилование, отсрочка наказания milosť, odklad pomilostitev; odložitev (izvršitve kazni) odlaganje pogubljenja anstånd, frist, uppskov, benådning การพักหรือเลื่อนการประหาร erteleme 免刑或緩刑(令) відстрочення виконання смертного вироку سزا کی عارضی معطلی sự hoãn thi hành án; sự ân xá 缓刑，缓刑令