ALL meanings of reprieve
re·prieve
R r - noun reprieve temporary relief 1
- noun reprieve postponement of end 1
- transitive verb reprieve suspend: punishment of 1
- verb with object reprieve to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). 1
- verb with object reprieve to relieve temporarily from any evil. 1
- noun reprieve a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death. 1
- noun reprieve a warrant authorizing this. 1
- noun reprieve any respite or temporary relief. 1
- verb reprieve If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled. 0
- verb reprieve Reprieve is also a noun 0
- countable noun reprieve A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. 0
- verb reprieve to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death) 0
- verb reprieve to give temporary relief to (a person or thing), esp from otherwise irrevocable harm 0
- noun reprieve a postponement or remission of punishment, esp of a person condemned to death 0
- noun reprieve a warrant granting a postponement 0
- noun reprieve a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite 0
- noun reprieve the act of reprieving or the state of being reprieved 0
- verb transitive reprieve to postpone the punishment of; esp., to postpone the execution of (a person condemned to death) 0
- verb transitive reprieve to give temporary relief to, as from trouble or pain 0
- noun reprieve a reprieving or being reprieved 0
- noun reprieve postponement of a penalty, esp. that of death; also, a warrant ordering this 0
- noun reprieve a temporary relief or escape, as from trouble or pain 0