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Definition reprieve in British English

reprieve verb

[transitive] verb
/rɪˈpriːv/
1

to stop or delay something bad that was going to happen

Synonyms and related words
prevent stop avoid
2

to officially decide not to kill someone who was going to be killed as a punishment

Synonyms and related words
behead capital punishment the chair
Definition reprieve in British English