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Definition reprieve in British English

reprieve noun

[countable] noun
/rɪˈpriːv/
1

a decision to stop or delay something bad that was going to happen

Synonyms and related words
pause interval halt
2

an official decision 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