(Re*prieve") (r?-pr?v"), n.
1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a
sentence of death. "The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve
was sent to suspend the execution for three days." Clarendon.
2. Interval of ease or relief; respite. "All that I ask is but a short reprieve, ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve." Denham.
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