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Word | Reprieve |
Russian Meaning | отсрочка, отсрочка приведения в исполнение смертного приговора, передышка, временное облегчение, откладывать привидение в исполнение приговора |
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort / a delay of punishment; temporary relief / A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death. / a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) / temporary stay / a cancellation or postponement of a punishment. / to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a prisoner who is sentenced to death) / to prevent (something) from being closed, destroyed, etc., for a period of time / an official order that delays the punishment of a prisoner who is sentenced to death / a delay that keeps something bad from happening / a period of relief from pain, trouble, etc., | |
Usage | ⇒ The prisoner was given a last minute reprieve ⇒ During the twenty-four-hour reprieve, the lawyers sought to make the stay of execution permanent. ⇒ He was sentenced to death but then reprieved. ⇒ Official reprieves and pardons were not uncommon, and some such acts of mercy were purposely announced only when the convicted stood on the scaffold and spectators had assembled. |
Synonyms | pardon, respite, stay, release, remission, amnesty, excuse, delay, absolution, relief, remit, suspension, free, forgive, postponement, forgiveness, absolve, exoneration, hiatus, pause, |
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