noun Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender reprieve.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.noun Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation interval of rest pause delay.noun A putting off of that which was appointed a postponement or delay.transitive verb To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.transitive verb To keep back from execution to reprieve.transitive verb To delay or postpone to put off.To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

To relieve for a time from the execution of a sentence or other punishment or penalty reprieve.noun The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.noun In law: A reprieve temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender.noun A putting off or postponement of what was fixed delay forbearance prolongation of time, as for the payment of a debt, beyond the fixed or legal time.noun Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation interval of rest pause.adjective Relating to or being a respite.transitive verb To grant a respite to (someone).transitive verb To delay (a legal sentence, for example) postpone.noun Forbearance or delay, as granted in the payment of a debt.noun Temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence.noun A usually short period of rest or relief.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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