reprievenoun [ C ]
uk/rɪˈpriːv/us/rɪˈpriːv/an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner:
He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.
an escape from a bad situation or experience:
The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.
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Not punishing & reducing punishment
- absolve
- amnesty
- clemency
- commutation
- commute
- diplomatic immunity
- discharge
- free pardon
- get (sb) off (sth)
- hook
- impunity
- let
- let sb off
- off the hook idiom
- pardon
- parole
- remission
- remit
- spare
- unpunished
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Running away and escaping
reprieveverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈpriːv/us/rɪˈpriːv/to stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner
to provide something or someone with an escape from a bad situation or experience, especially to delay or stop plans to close or end something:
The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not punishing & reducing punishment
- absolve
- amnesty
- clemency
- commutation
- commute
- diplomatic immunity
- discharge
- free pardon
- get (sb) off (sth)
- hook
- impunity
- let
- let sb off
- off the hook idiom
- pardon
- parole
- remission
- remit
- spare
- unpunished
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Preserving and saving