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reprieve


I - noun
1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort (Freq. 1)
Syn:
respite
Hypernyms:
relief, ease
2. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Syn:
suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement
Derivationally related forms:
abate (for: abatement), suspend (for: suspension)
Hypernyms:
interruption, break
Hyponyms:
defervescence, remission, remittal, subsidence
3. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
Topics:
law, jurisprudence
Hypernyms:
warrant
4. the act of reprieving;
postponing or remitting punishment
Syn:
respite
Derivationally related forms:
respite (for: respite)
Topics:
law, jurisprudence
Hypernyms:
clemency, mercifulness, mercy

II - verb
1. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
Syn:
respite
Derivationally related forms:
respite (for: respite)
Hypernyms:
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table,
shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. relieve temporarily
Hypernyms:
rescue, deliver
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody

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