reprieve
verb
- 1
relieve temporarily
- 2
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
noun
- 1
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
- 2
a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
- 3
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- 4
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
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