Open English Wordnet

(n)reprieve, respitea (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

(n)suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatementan interruption in the intensity or amount of something

(n)reprievea warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)

(n)reprieve, respitethe act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

(v)reprieve, respitepostpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

(v)reprieverelieve temporarily

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