Reprieve
31reprieve ex mandatio regis — A reprieve from the mere pleasure of the Crown. 39 Am J1st Pard § 7 …
32reprieve ex necessitate legis — A reprieve required by law to be granted under certain circumstances, as when a woman convicted of a capital offense alleges pregnancy of a quick child in delay of execution, or when a prisoner has become insane between the time of sentence and… …
33reprieve — repriever, n. /ri preev /, v., reprieved, reprieving, n. v.t. 1. to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). 2. to relieve temporarily from any evil. n. 3. a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a… …
34reprieve — 1. verb a) To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution. b) To bring relief to someone. 2. noun a) …
35reprieve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. delay, stay, respite, sus pension; pardon. See lateness, forgiveness, acquittal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. postponement, stay, respite, release; see acquittal , freeing , pardon 3 , respite . v. 1. [To… …
36reprieve — re·prieve || rɪ prɪËv n. respite from a sentence, delay or commutation of a punishment (esp. death sentence); postponement, delay v. delay a punishment (esp. death sentence); provide temporary relief …
37reprieve — verb 1》 cancel the punishment of. 2》 abandon or postpone plans to close (something). noun 1》 a cancellation of a punishment. 2》 a brief respite. Origin C15 (as the past participle repryed): from Anglo Norman Fr. repris, past participle of… …
38reprieve — I. v. a. 1. Respite, delay the punishment of, give a respite to. 2. Relieve. II. n. 1. Respite, suspension of punishment. 2. Respite, interval of ease …
39reprieve — v 1. respite, remit, stay, grant a stay of execution, let off, Inf. let off the hook; continue, grant an extension, Finance. extend, Commerce. indulge; postpone, defer, prorogue, adjourn, suspend, intermit, lay over, put off, stave off, shelve,… …
40reprieve — re·prieve …
