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Definition: Meaning of, reprieve in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈpriːv /

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reprieve reprieves
[countable]
  1. a delay before something bad happens or continues to happen [↪  respite]
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  2. an official order stopping the killing of a prisoner as a punishment
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
reprieve reprieved reprieved
Present Participle Third Person Singular
reprieving reprieves
[transitive usually passive]
  1. to officially stop a prisoner from being killed as a punishment
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  2. to change a decision to close a factory, school etc or get rid of something
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