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reprieve

(r/I/'pr/i/v )

a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort(noun.state)

Synonym:
respite

source: wordnet30
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something(noun.event)

Synonym:
abatement, hiatus, respite, suspension

source: wordnet30
a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death.(noun)

source: webster1913

postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution(verb.stative)

source: wordnet30
relieve temporarily(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.(verb)

source: webster1913

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