Reprieve
41reprieve — re•prieve [[t]rɪˈpriv[/t]] v. prieved, priev•ing, n. 1) to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person) 2) to relieve temporarily from any evil 3) a respite from impending punishment, esp. from execution 4) a warrant… …
42reprieve — /rəˈpriv / (say ruh preev) verb (t) (reprieved, reprieving) 1. to respite (a person) from impending punishment, especially to grant a delay of the execution of (a condemned person). 2. to relieve temporarily from any evil. –noun 3. respite from… …
43reprieve — Kāohi, ōlelo ho oholo …
44reprieve — Temporary relief from or postponement of execution of criminal punishment or sentence. It does no more than stay the execution of a sentence for a time, and it is ordinarily an act of clemency extended to a prisoner to afford him an opportunity… …
45reprieve — A word derived from the French, reprendre, to take back. The postponement of the execution of a sentence for a definite time, or to a day certain, not defeating the ultimate execution, merely delaying it temporarily. 39 Am J1st Pard § 7 …
46reprieve — v. & n. v.tr. 1 remit, commute, or postpone the execution of (a condemned person). 2 give respite to. n. 1 a the act or an instance of reprieving or being reprieved. b a warrant for this. 2 respite; a respite or temporary escape. Etymology: ME as …
47The Reprieve — infobox Book | name = The Reprieve title orig = Le Sursis translator = Eric Sutton image caption = Cover of the 1992 English edition of Jean Paul Sartre s The Reprieve , Vintage Press edition. author = Jean Paul Sartre cover artist = country =… …
48Moments of Reprieve —   1 …
49conditional reprieve — index parole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
50give a reprieve — index clear, condone, free Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
