re'prievable
World English Dictionary
reprieve (rɪˈpriːv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death) |
| 2. | to give temporary relief to (a person or thing), esp from otherwise irrevocable harm: the government has reprieved the company with a huge loan |
| —n | |
| 3. | a postponement or remission of punishment, esp of a person condemned to death |
| 4. | a warrant granting a postponement |
| 5. | a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite |
| 6. | the act of reprieving or the state of being reprieved |
| [C16: from Old French repris (something) taken back, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere; perhaps also influenced by obsolete English repreve to reprove] | |
| re'prievable | |
| —adj | |
| re'priever | |
| —n | |
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