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Definition
delay or halt punishment; or a warrant granting such — especially a death sentence
or:
relieve temporarily
or:
relieve temporarily
- He gave me another reprieve.Four (28% in)
reprieve = delay of something unpleasant (in this case, delaying the removal of his gold-crowned tooth)
- In an hour, we should know the verdict— death or a reprieve.Five (25% in)
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