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Definition of Reprieves

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 Reprieves 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...
- 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...
- Reprieve is a nonprofit organization of international lawyers and investigators whose stated goal is to "fight for the victims of extreme human rights...
- Moments of Reprieve is a book of autobiographical character studies/vignettes by Primo Levi. The book features fifteen character studies of people the...
- Death with reprieve (Chinese: 死刑缓期执行; pinyin: sǐxíng huǎnqī zhíxíng, abbr: 死缓; 死緩; Sǐhuǎn) is a criminal punishment found in chapter 5 (death penalty)...
- 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...
- president, pursuant to their authority under the U.S. Constitution to grant "reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States". Pardons extend to...
- fines, except for cases of treason, in which the governor may only grant reprieves until the end of the next session of the General ****embly, and for cases...
- the advice and consent of the senate. He was further empowered to grant reprieves and pardons, and convene and adjourn either or both houses of Congress...
- States Constitution states that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of...