n. a temporary delay in imposition of the death penalty (a punish...

1570s, reprive, "take back to prison," alteration (perhaps by influence of reprove) of Middle English repryen "to remand, detain" (late 15c.), probably from Middle French repris, p [..]

1590s, from reprieve (v.).

A temporary delay in imposition of the death penalty by order of the state's governor. Reasons for reprieves include the possibility of newly discovered evidence, awaiting the result of a last-mi [..]

a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution relieve temporarily suspension: an interruption in the intensity or amount of somethi [..]

v. To grant a respite from punishment to.

To be under sentence in a dream and receive a reprieve, foretells that you will overcome some difficulty which is causing you anxiety. For a young woman to dream that her lover has been reprieved, denotes that she will soon hear of some good luck befalling him, which will be of vital interest to her.   

re·prieved re·priev·ing [alteration of earlier repry to send back (to prison), return to custody, perhaps from Anglo-French repris, past participle of reprendre to take back, from Old ...

Reprieve a temporary delay in carrying out a death penalty by the executive order of the Governor of the state. Reprieves may be granted because of newly discovered evidence, awaiting the result of so [..]

(n) a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort(n) a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)(v) postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such a [..]

to postpone a sentence so that a *petition for *pardon could be considered (most of those who were granted temporary reprieves seem to have subsequently been pardoned), or following a successful appea [..]

n. a temporary delay in imposition of the death penalty (a punishment which cannot be reduced afterwards) by the executive order of the Governor of the state. Reasons for reprieves include the possibi [..]

(transitive) To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution. (transitive) To bring relief to someone. * South *: Companymay reprieve a man from his melancholy, yet it c [..]