noun🔗ShareThe cancellation or postponement of a punishment."The student received a reprieve from the detention, because of her illness. "lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA document authorizing such an action."The condemned man held the reprieve in his trembling hands, a document that meant he would live. "governmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRelief from pain etc., especially temporary."The headache medicine gave her a reprieve from the throbbing pain. "sufferingconditionaidsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution."The judge reprieved the student, postponing his suspension until further investigation. "governmentlawpoliticsstaterightactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bring relief to someone."The rain finally reprieved the garden from the intense summer heat. "actionaidgovernmentlawpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take back to prison (in lieu of execution)."The judge reprieved the prisoner, taking him back to jail instead of carrying out the death sentence. "lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
