Defenition of the word reprieve
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Defenition of the word reprieve
- To stop blaming someone for an offense.
- An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
- a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
- relieve temporarily
- the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
- a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Synonyms for the word reprieve
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- abatement
- acquit
- acquittal
- amnesty
- grant a stay of execution
- hiatus
- let off
- official pardon
- pardon
- respite
- stay of execution
- suspension
Similar words in the reprieve
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- reprieve
- reprieved
- reprieves
Hyponyms for the word reprieve
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- defervescence
- remission
- remittal
- subsidence
Hypernyms for the word reprieve
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- abrupt change
- break
- clemency
- defer
- deliver
- ease
- hold over
- interruption
- mercifulness
- mercy
- postpone
- prorogue
- put off
- put over
- relief
- remit
- rescue
- set back
- shelve
- table
- warrant
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