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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
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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...
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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...
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Reprieve is a
nonprofit organization of
international lawyers and
investigators whose stated goal is to "fight for the
victims of
extreme human rights...
- president,
pursuant to
their authority under the U.S.
Constitution to
grant "
reprieves and
pardons for
offenses against the
United States".
Pardons extend to...
- cases, the
governor may only
grant reprieves. The
final matter of pardons,
commuting of sentencing, or
further reprieves is
referred to the
legislature in...
-
Moments of
Reprieve is a book of
autobiographical character studies/vignettes by
Primo Levi. The book
features fifteen character studies of
people the...
-
which says that the
president shall have the
power to
grant pardons,
reprieves,
respites or
remissions of
punishment or to suspend,
remit or commute...
-
States Constitution states that the
President "shall have
power to
grant reprieves and
pardons for
offenses against the
United States,
except in
cases of...
- 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...
