reprieve

re·prieve

 (rĭ-prēv′)

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

v.tr.

1.

a. To prevent or suspend the punishment of (someone, especially a convicted criminal).

b. To prevent or suspend (a punishment).

2. To bring relief to: The rain reprieved us from the noise of the construction machinery.

v.intr.

To prevent the imposition of a scheduled or expected punishment, especially temporarily.

n.

1.

a. The prevention or suspension of a scheduled or expected punishment.

b. A court order or other official notification preventing or suspending a scheduled or expected punishment.

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, reprēndere, to hold back; see reprehend.]

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re·priev′a·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

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

4. (Law) a warrant granting a postponement

5. a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite

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

[C16: from Old French repris (something) taken back, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere; perhaps also influenced by obsolete English repreve to reprove]

reˈprievable adj

reˈpriever n

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re•prieve

(rɪˈpriv)

v. -prieved, -priev•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).

2. to relieve temporarily from any evil.

n.

3. a respite from impending punishment, esp. from execution.

4. a warrant authorizing this.

5. any respite or temporary relief.

[1300–50; perhaps conflation of Middle English repreven to reprove, appar. in literal sense “to test again,” and Middle English repried (past participle) < Old French reprit (see reprise)]

syn: See pardon.

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reprieve

Past participle: reprieved
Gerund: reprieving

Imperative

reprieve

reprieve

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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

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

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reprieve

noun

Temporary immunity from penalties:

grace, respite.

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Translations

إرجاء تَنْفيذ الحُكْم بالإعْداميُرْجِئ تَنْفبذ الحُكْم بالإعْدام

milostodkladodložit popravuomilostnit

benådebenådning

begnadigenBegnadigung

grâce

halálbüntetés felfüggesztése

fresta refsingufrestun refsingar; náîun

sospensionetreguaultimo tempo concessodilazionaredilazione

atidėti bausmės vykdymąbausmės vykdymo atidėjimas

atlikt sprieduma izpildīšanusprieduma izpildīšanas atlikšana

odložiť popravu

affetmekertelemeertelemek

缓刑缓刑令缓期执行

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

(rəˈpriːv) verb

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 perdoar omilostnit; odložit popravu begnadigen benåde 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 ټالول، ځنډول (لكه دسزا 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

noun

the act of pardoning a criminal or delaying his punishment; the order to do this. begenadiging إرجاء تَنْفيذ الحُكْم بالعْد��م отмяна perdão milost; odklad die Begnadigung benådning απονομή χάριτος indulto, suspensión de pena tühistamine, edasilükkamine تعویق مجازات armahdus grâce, sursisחנינה 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 gratiebenådning, utsettelse zawieszenie/odroczenie wyroku او مجازاتو)، ټال، ځنډونه 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

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