Reprieving
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reprieve
v. delay a punishment (esp. death sentence); provide temporary relief

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reprieve

Noun
1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
(synonym) respite
(hypernym) relief, ease
2. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
(synonym) suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement
(hypernym) interruption, break
(hyponym) defervescence
3. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
(hypernym) warrant
(derivation) respite
(classification) law, jurisprudence
4. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
(synonym) respite
(hypernym) clemency, mercifulness, mercy
(derivation) respite
(classification) law, jurisprudence

Verb
1. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
(synonym) respite
(hypernym) postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
(derivation) respite
2. relieve temporarily
(hypernym) rescue, deliver
(derivation) respite


Babylon English-CzechDownload this dictionary
reprieve
v. odložit; omilostnit

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reprieve
Czas. odraczać/zawieszać wykonanie kary śmierci

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Reprieving
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Reprieve
  

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