reprieve

re·prieve

R0164500 (rĭ-prēv′)v. re·prieved, re·priev·ing, re·prieves v.tr.1. a. To prevent or suspend the punishment of (someone, especially a convicted criminal).b. To prevent or suspend (a punishment).2. To bring relief to: The rain reprieved us from the noise of the construction machinery.v.intr. To prevent the imposition of a scheduled or expected punishment, especially temporarily.n.1. a. The prevention or suspension of a scheduled or expected punishment.b. A court order or other official notification preventing or suspending a scheduled or expected punishment.2. Temporary relief, as from danger or pain.

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[Alteration (influenced by Middle English repreven, to contradict, variant of reproven, to rebuke) of Middle English reprien, probably from Old French repris, past participle of reprendre, to take back, from Latin reprehendere, reprēndere, to hold back; see reprehend.]

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re·priev′a·ble adj.

reprieve

(rɪˈpriːv) vb (tr) 1. (Law) 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. n3. (Law) a postponement or remission of punishment, esp of a person condemned to death4. (Law) a warrant granting a postponement5. a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite6. (Law) 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] reˈprievable adj reˈpriever n

re•prieve

(rɪˈpriv)

v. -prieved, -priev•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). 2. to relieve temporarily from any evil. n. 3. a respite from impending punishment, esp. from execution. 4. a warrant authorizing this. 5. any respite or temporary relief. [1300–50; perhaps conflation of Middle English repreven to reprove, appar. in literal sense “to test again,” and Middle English repried (past participle) < Old French reprit (see reprise)] syn: See pardon.

reprieve

Past participle: reprieved
Gerund: reprieving

Imperative
reprieve
reprieve

Present
I reprieve
you reprieve
he/she/it reprieves
we reprieve
you reprieve
they reprieve

Preterite
I reprieved
you reprieved
he/she/it reprieved
we reprieved
you reprieved
they reprieved

Present Continuous
I am reprieving
you are reprieving
he/she/it is reprieving
we are reprieving
you are reprieving
they are reprieving

Present Perfect
I have reprieved
you have reprieved
he/she/it has reprieved
we have reprieved
you have reprieved
they have reprieved

Past Continuous
I was reprieving
you were reprieving
he/she/it was reprieving
we were reprieving
you were reprieving
they were reprieving

Past Perfect
I had reprieved
you had reprieved
he/she/it had reprieved
we had reprieved
you had reprieved
they had reprieved

Future
I will reprieve
you will reprieve
he/she/it will reprieve
we will reprieve
you will reprieve
they will reprieve

Future Perfect
I will have reprieved
you will have reprieved
he/she/it will have reprieved
we will have reprieved
you will have reprieved
they will have reprieved

Future Continuous
I will be reprieving
you will be reprieving
he/she/it will be reprieving
we will be reprieving
you will be reprieving
they will be reprieving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reprieving
you have been reprieving
he/she/it has been reprieving
we have been reprieving
you have been reprieving
they have been reprieving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reprieving
you will have been reprieving
he/she/it will have been reprieving
we will have been reprieving
you will have been reprieving
they will have been reprieving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reprieving
you had been reprieving
he/she/it had been reprieving
we had been reprieving
you had been reprieving
they had been reprieving

Conditional
I would reprieve
you would reprieve
he/she/it would reprieve
we would reprieve
you would reprieve
they would reprieve

Past Conditional
I would have reprieved
you would have reprieved
he/she/it would have reprieved
we would have reprieved
you would have reprieved
they would have reprieved

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reprieve - a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfortrespiterelief, ease - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
	2.	reprieve - an interruption in the intensity or amount of somethingabatement, hiatus, respite, suspensionbreak, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"defervescence - abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperatureremission, subsidence, remittal - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
	3.	reprieve - a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified actslaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	reprieve - the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishmentrespitemercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	reprieve - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an executionrespitepostpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
	2.	reprieve - relieve temporarilyrescue, deliver - free from harm or evil

reprieve

verb1. grant a stay of execution to, spare, amnesty, pardon, acquit, let off the hook (slang), grant an amnesty to, postpone or remit the punishment of Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged, have been reprieved.2. save, rescue, give respite to Another 21 pits have been reprieved until the New Year at least.noun1. stay of execution, suspension, amnesty, pardon, respite, acquittal, remission, abeyance, deferment, postponement of punishment a reprieve for eight people waiting to be hanged

reprieve

nounTemporary immunity from penalties:grace, respite.

Translations

缓刑缓刑令缓期执行

reprieve

(rəˈpriːv) verb to pardon (a criminal) or delay his punishment. The murderer was sentenced to death, but later was reprieved. 免刑，緩刑 （死刑）缓期执行 noun the act of pardoning a criminal or delaying his punishment; the order to do this. 免刑或緩刑(令) 缓刑，缓刑令