Definitions
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Word origin
First use appears c. 1513 in the writings of Robert Fabyan. In the sense of “to take back to prison”, from Middle English repryen (“to remand, detain”) (1494), possibly from Middle French repris, in the form of reprendre (“take back”); a cognate to reprise. The sense has become generalized, but does retain connotations of punishment and execution. The noun's first use appears c. 1592.
Used in a sentence
“Company […] may reprieve a man from his melancholy, yet it cannot secure him from his conscience.”
“The prisoner was saved from execution; the governor had requested a reprieve.”
“Yet it was not easy, on the balance of play, to be convinced by Pellegrini and his defeated players that the reprieve might somehow be a defining moment over the two legs.”
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01“Temporary relief”8 letters
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