Definition of Reprieve

Reprieve

To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.

To relieve for a time, or temporarily.

A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death.

Interval of ease or relief; respite.

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Reprieve Quotations

In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to live as a brief reprieve.
Theodor Adorno

Do not be misled by the fact that you are at liberty and relatively free; that for the moment you are not under lock and key: you have simply been granted a reprieve.
Ryszard Kapuscinski

Consciousness is our only reprieve from Time.
Mason Cooley

I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kidney felt like a reprieve, a new gift of life. I felt alive again and I guess that has had an effect on my use of colour.
Peter Wright

We are not cured of alcoholism. What we have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our daily activities.
William Griffith Wilson

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Reprieve Translations

reprieve in French is sursis
reprieve in German is Gnadenfrist, Frist
reprieve in Italian is ultimo tempo concesso
reprieve in Spanish is indulto
reprieve in Swedish is uppskov

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