"reprieve" meaning in English

See reprieve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɪˈpriːv/ Audio: en-us-reprieve.ogg [US] Forms: reprieve [singular], reprieves [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A reprieve is the cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
    Sense id: simple-reprieve-en-noun-cNpjiScN

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈpriːv/ Audio: en-us-reprieve.ogg [US] Forms: reprieve [canonical], reprieves [third-person, singular], reprieved [past], reprieved [past, participle], reprieving [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|repriev|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a punishment is reprieved, it is postponed or cancelled.
    Sense id: simple-reprieve-en-verb-FvCfNBt7
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