| reprieve | (n) a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort, Syn. respite |
| reprieve | (n) a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) |
| reprieve | (n) the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment, Syn. respite |
| reprieve | (v) postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution, Syn. respite |
| reprieve | (v) relieve temporarily |
| Reprieval | n. Reprieve. Overbury. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reprieve | v. t. He reprieves the sinnner from time to time. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ] Company, thought it may reprieve a man from his melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience. South. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reprieve | n. The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was sent to suspend the execution for three days. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ] All that I ask is but a short reprieve, |