tr.v., -prieved, -priev·ing, -prieves.

1. To postpone or cancel the punishment of.
2. To bring relief to.

n.

1. 1. Postponement or cancellation of a punishment.
   2. A warrant for such an action.
2. Temporary relief, as from danger or pain.

[Alteration (influenced by Middle English repreven, to contradict, variant of reproven, to rebuke) of Middle English reprien, probably from Old French repris, past participle of reprendre, to take back, from Latin reprehendere, reprēndere, to hold back. See reprehend.]

reprievable re·priev'a·ble adj.

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noun

Temporary immunity from penalties: grace, respite. See continue/stop/pause.

n

Definition: relief
Antonyms: charge, punishment

v

Definition: relieve of blame, responsibility
Antonyms: accusation, blame, charge, punish

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The suspension of the execution of the death penalty for a period of time.

Reprieve is generally an act of clemency that is extended to a prisoner in order to give him or her an opportunity to find a means or reason for reducing the sentence imposed.

The term reprieve is also used generally in reference to the withdrawal of any sentence for a period of time.

IN BRIEF: To release temporarily or permanently from punishment; pardon. Also: To give relief to for a while, as from trouble or pain; respite.

The reprieve was granted because of insufficient evidence for convicting her of the crime.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udsætte, benåde, give henstand med
n. - udsættelse, benådning, henstand

Nederlands (Dutch)
begenadigen, tijdelijk vrijwaren, gratie, uitstel van executie

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Jur) accorder un sursis/une commutation de peine, accorder un sursis/un répit
n. - sursis, répit, (Jur) commutation de peine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Begnadigung, Strafaufschub, Gnadenfrist
v. - begnadigen, Strafaufschub gewähren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναβολή, αναστολή ή ματαίωση (θανατικής ποινής κ.λπ.), ανάπαυλα, διάλειμμα, ανακούφιση, διακοπή
v. - αναστέλλω, ανακουφίζω

Italiano (Italian)
sospendere, dilazione, proroga

Português (Portuguese)
n. - suspensão temporária de pena (f)
v. - suspender temporariamente uma pena

Русский (Russian)
отсрочить, дать временную передышку, отсрочка, временная передышка

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - indultar, suspender la pena de, aliviar
n. - respiro, alivio, aplazamiento, indulto, suspensión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frist, benådning, uppskov
v. - ge uppskov, lindra

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
暂减, 执行缓期, 缓刑, 暂缓, 缓刑令

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 暫減, 執行緩期
n. - 緩刑, 暫緩, 緩刑令

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 형의 집행을 유예하다, 처형을 일시 연기하다
n. - 집행 유예, 일시적 경감, 패자 부활전

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 刑執行を猶予する, 一時的に救う, 刑の執行を猶予する
n. - 執行延期, 一時的軽減, 一時逃れ, 執行猶予

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إرجأ تنفيذ حكم و بخاصه الإعدام (فعل) يرجى تنفيذ حكم بالإعدام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המתקה (של עונש), הקל, דחה ביצוע עונש‬
n. - ‮חנינה, פסק-זמן, המתקת עונש‬

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