Definition of Reprieve. Meaning of Reprieve. Synonyms of Reprieve

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Definition of Reprieve

Reprieve
Reprieve Re*prieve" (r?-pr?v"), n. 1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death. The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was sent to suspend the execution for three days. --Clarendon. 2. Interval of ease or relief; respite. All that I ask is but a short reprieve, ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve. --Denham.

Meaning of Reprieve from wikipedia

- Look up reprieve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Reprieve may refer to: In criminal proceedings, the act of postponing the enforcement of a sentence...
- Death with reprieve (simplified Chinese: 死刑缓期执行; traditional Chinese: 死刑緩期執行; pinyin: sǐxíng huǎnqī zhíxíng, abbr: 死缓; 死緩; Sǐhuǎn) is a criminal punishment...
- Reprieve is a nonprofit organization of international lawyers and investigators whose stated goal is to "fight for the victims of extreme human rights...
- The Reprieve (French: Le sursis) is a 1945 novel by French author Jean-Paul Sartre. It was translated by Eric Sutton and was published by Hamish Hamilton...
- Moments of Reprieve is a book of autobiographical character studies/vignettes by Primo Levi. The book features fifteen character studies of people the...
- awaiting execution. She told her mother that she did not want a petition to reprieve her from the death sentence and took no part in the campaign. However,...
- Reprieve is the 15th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on August 8, 2006. Righteous Babe Records' website notes that only DiFranco's...
- The Reprieve (Spanish: El indulto) is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Concha Velasco and...
- Carter asking to be designated as her parole officer, enabled her to be reprieved and to work in the White House. Godbold 2010, p. 9. Bourne 1997, pp. 11–32...
- The crime of Cuenca consisted of a series of judicial miscarriages and police misconduct that involved torture and prison sentences for two men, León Sánchez...