Definitions for reprieve
Overview of noun reprieve
The noun reprieve has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) reprieve, respite
(a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort)
2. suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement
(an interruption in the intensity or amount of something)
3. reprieve
(a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence))
4. reprieve, respite
(the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment)
Overview of verb reprieve
The verb reprieve has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. reprieve, respite
(postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution)
2. reprieve
(relieve temporarily)
