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Bookmark or Share- REPRIEVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryto stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner. to provide something or someone with an escape from a bad situation or experience, especially to delay or stop plans to close or end something: The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved.
- REPRIEVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comnoun. a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death. a warrant authorizing this. any respite or temporary relief. Synonyms: postponement, deferment, stay, delay. reprieve. / rɪˈpriːv / verb. to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death)
- REPRIEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryverb [ T ] uk / rɪˈpriːv / us / rɪˈpriːv / to stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner. to provide something or someone with an escape from a bad situation or experience, especially to delay or stop plans to close or end something: The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved.
- Reprieve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. a. : the act of reprieving : the state of being reprieved. b. : a formal temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence especially of death. 2. : an order or warrant for a temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence. 3. : a temporary respite (as from pain or trouble) Examples of reprieve in a Sentence.
- reprieve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...reprieve something to officially cancel or delay plans to close something or end something. 70 jobs have been reprieved until next April. Word Origin. See reprieve in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: reprieve. Definition of reprieve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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