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reprieve

/ reprieve /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Type of:
clemency mercifulness mercy
Derived:
respite
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
Type of:
warrant
Derived:
respite
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 3
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
Type of:
relief ease
verb Sense 4
relieve temporarily
Type of:
rescue deliver
Derived:
respite
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
Type of:
postpone prorogue hold over
Derived:
respite
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 6
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Type of:
interruption break
Kinds of:
defervescence remission remittal subsidence
Derived:
abate let up slack off slack die away
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
2
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clemency mercifulness mercy warrant relief ease rescue deliver postpone prorogue hold over interruption