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Definition
delay or halt punishment; or a warrant granting such — especially a death sentence
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relieve temporarily
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relieve temporarily
- He closed the door of his bedroom like a fugitive winning a moment's reprieve.1.10 Part 1 Chapter 10 — Wyatt's Torch (26% in)
- "It's only a matter of weathering this crisis," said Mouch, "of giving people a reprieve, a chance to catch up."3.6 Part 3 Chapter 6 — The Concerto of Deliverance (60% in)
There are no more uses of "reprieve" in Atlas Shrugged.
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