| NOUN | state | reprieve, respite | a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort |
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| event | reprieve, suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | |
| communication | reprieve | a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) | |
| act | reprieve, respite | the act of reprieving | |
| VERB | stative | reprieve, respite | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
| social | reprieve | relieve temporarily |
| Sounds | riypriy'v | |
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| Rhymes | achieve ... weave: 34 rhymes with iyv... | |
| Meaning | A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort. | |
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| Synonym | respite | |
| Broader | relief, ease | The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) |
| Spanish | alivio, calma temporal, respiro, tregua | |
| Verbs | reprieve | relieve temporarily |
| Meaning | An interruption in the intensity or amount of something. | |
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| Synonyms | suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement | |
| Narrower | defervescence | abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature |
| remission, remittal, subsidence | An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) | |
| Broader | interruption, break | Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity |
| Spanish | respiro, suspensión | |
| Catalan | respir, suspensió | |
| Meaning | A warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence). | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | warrant | A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts |
| Verbs | reprieve | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
| Meaning | The act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment. | |
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| Synonym | respite | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | clemency, mercifulness, mercy | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice |
| Verbs | reprieve | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
| Meaning | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | respite | |
| Broader | postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off | hold back to a later time |
| Spanish | aplazar | |
| Nouns | reprieve | the act of reprieving |
| reprieve | a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) | |
| Meaning | relieve temporarily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | rescue, deliver | Free from harm or evil |
| Spanish | aplazar una pena, indultar | |
| Nouns | reprieve | a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort |
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