Reprieve | Mean of reprieve in English Dictionary
/rɪˈpriːv/
- Noun
- an official order that delays the punishment of a prisoner who is sentenced to death
- He won/got a (temporary) reprieve from his death sentence.
- a delay that keeps something bad from happening
- They wanted to close the library, but we managed to get/secure a reprieve for it.
- a period of relief from pain, trouble, etc.
- This warm spell has given us a reprieve from the winter cold.
- Verb
- to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a prisoner who is sentenced to death)
- He was sentenced to death but then reprieved.
- to prevent (something) from being closed, destroyed, etc., for a period of time
- The library has been reprieved and will remain open for at least another year.
