the word is Reprieve
pause,hold,
It means punishment.
reprieve
pardon
The word "penalty" comes from the Latin word "poena," which means punishment.
The plural word of delay is delays.
It means a delay. My brother prolongs all of his homework.
It means to delay something. As in "the meeting was postponed to a later date".
It means "exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines". Or in easier terms it means that a person can get away with something and not have to face a judge and end up in jail or have to pay fines.
It means that it was late like what was the delay in like why
Atone Sentence
Incarceration is the state of being confined in prison.