Remission from pain, punishment, an obligation, etc.; commutation, dispensation, revocation. Now chiefly Law.
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > sentencing > [noun] > execution of judgement > reprieve, remission, or release from penalty (11) releasing1395 Remission from pain, punishment, an obligation, etc.; commutation, dispensation, revocation. Now chiefly Law. retreatinga1450 The action of retreat, v.1 (in various senses); an instance of this. relaxation1520 Scots Law. Release from a judicial restriction, esp. from a sentence of exile or diligence (diligence, n.1 5); the process granting such release. Obs… reprivation1583 Reprieve. reprievala1586 A reprieve, a respite; (also) the action of reprieving a person or the fact of being reprieved. Cf. reprieve, n. reprieve1594 A suspension or (later) a commutation of a death sentence; a remission or a cancellation of any punishment or penalty. remission1625 The cancellation or reduction of a penalty or punishment; (now) esp. the reduction of a prison sentence as a reward for good behaviour; an… reprievement1633 The action of reprieving someone; a reprieve. remish1958 = remission, n. 4b. Subcategories:— action or fact of (1) — time during which (1) |
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