Pronunciation: /rɪˈpriv/
noun a cancellation or postponement of a punishment or obligation
A1 The prisoner was granted a reprieve from his sentence.
A2 The student felt a sense of reprieve after finishing their exams.
B1 The company's financial troubles were temporarily alleviated by a reprieve in their debt payments.
B2 The ceasefire provided a much-needed reprieve for the war-torn country.
C1 The unexpected reprieve in the court case gave the defendant hope for a positive outcome.
C2 The reprieve in the form of a vacation allowed the overworked executive to relax and recharge.
verb to cancel or postpone a punishment or obligation
A1 The prisoner was granted a reprieve from his sentence.
A2 The student was reprieved from taking the final exam due to illness.
B1 The company reprieved the employee from termination by giving him a warning.
B2 The government decided to reprieve the condemned criminal and commute his sentence to life imprisonment.
C1 The president issued a last-minute reprieve to stop the execution of the convicted murderer.
C2 The judge had the power to reprieve the defendant and grant a new trial based on new evidence.
formal The judge granted a temporary reprieve to the defendant.
informal The boss gave us a reprieve from the deadline.
slang I was so relieved when I got a reprieve from that boring meeting.
figurative The rain provided a much-needed reprieve from the summer heat.
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