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Reprieve

Reprieve | Reprieves | Reprieved

Reprieve meaning

To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution. | To bring relief to someone. | To take back to prison (in lieu of execution).

Example sentences (20)

May gains two-week Brexit reprieve from British lawmakersBritish Prime Minister Theresa May won a two-week reprieve on Wednesday from British lawmakers, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possibl.

Activist Teesta Setalvad, asked to "surrender immediately" earlier this month by the Gujarat High Court in a case linked to the 2002 Gujarat riots, scored a major reprieve from the Supreme Court on Wednesday, which granted her bail.

After meeting the young witch Schierke, Guts got a reprieve when Schierke's mentor Flora applied a magical talisman over the Brand, nullifying its effects—including its ability to lure in Apostles.

Although the two-part season finale, set amid the holidays, offered a little reprieve, viewers aren't sure if that tone will last.

But after stepping in, they say the reprieve might only last until the end of September, pending a full assessment of the whole network during the summer.

But that second intervention proved just a temporary reprieve.

But unfortunately for weather-battered Kiwis, today’s reprieve will be short-lived.

Hot weather is expected to continue across NSW while other eastern states receive a reprieve from the heat.

Howe did spray a superb pass inside to Conor Holmes, but he couldn’t direct his effort on target, handing Fermanagh a reprieve.

However, unbeknownst to the competitor and anyone else outside the discussion, Newcrest had been given a week's reprieve, delaying the process for seven days.

If you owe more than the administration has proposed to forgive, as most borrowers do, your payment reprieve will end in a few months regardless of what the justices decide.

In particular, stubborn rental rates are keeping consumer prices too high to give producer prices reprieve with a halt in the rate hikes.

It is another relegated club in Southampton who open the season, away at League One play-off winners Sheffield Wednesday, and City have been given a reprieve with their campaign not kicking off until the Sunday of the opening weekend.

It was to be a momentary reprieve.

Logging couldn’t go ahead this morning because yesterday, Save Banyabba’s Koalas Valerie Thompson, bought teh ‘Gully Giants’ a reprieve.

Markets are still digesting the Fed decision from yesterday but it doesn't seem to be giving much reprieve to stocks for now.

Matthew Wade has been handed a surprise reprieve to lead the Australian T20 side for the five-match series in India after the World Cup.

Members of the Ninth Parliament who couldn't import vehicles before its dissolution will get a reprieve.

Nuclear and “other,” which I believe would be the natural gas fired plants on the coast who also just received a reprieve on their death sentences.

Sam Lindsay reacted to knock in the rebound, but his effort was ruled out for offside, and Town took full advantage of their reprieve.