The Only Use
reprieve
in
Night, by Elie Wiesel
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- Then we would know the verdict: death or reprieve.†
p. 70.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(reprieve) temporary relief from something difficult or unpleasant; can also refer to a delay in punishment -- especially the death penalty
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)