reprieve

English - Turkish

Definition of reprieve in English Turkish dictionary: geçici erteleme; cezasını ertelemek; mahvını ertelemek; ölüm cezasının ertelenmesi; ölüm cezasını ertelemek; {f} geciktir; {i} erteleme; rahat ver; {f} yüreğine su serpmek; tehir etmek; muvakkaten kurtarış; {f} (kötü bir şeyi) ertelemek, geciktirmek; {i} (cezayı) erteleme; {f} cezayı ertelemek; {i} rahatlama; {f} (birinin) cezasını ertelemek; {f} ertelemek (kötü bir şey); {i} cezanın ertelenmesi; {f} rahat vermek; {f} içini rahatlatmak; {i} ferahlık; ertelemek; tecil etme; geciktirmek; geciktirme
reprieve the sentence: (Kanun) ceza ertelemek

English - English

Definition of reprieve in English English dictionary: To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution; The cancellation or postponement of a punishment; Relief from pain etc., especially temporary; To take back to prison (in lieu of execution); A document authorizing such an action; To bring relief to someone; to grant a respite from punishment to; {n} a respit, a delay of sentence, ease; a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; Temporary postponement of execution of sentence; To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days; relieve temporarily; an interruption in the intensity or amount of something; Reprieve (rÃ®-prÃªvÂ´) verb, transitive 1 To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days 2 To relieve for a time, or temporarily; a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence); To relieve for a time, or temporarily; Postponement or cancellation of a punishment; the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort relieve temporarily postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution; If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled. Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved. Reprieve is also a noun A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last minute reprieve; Interval of ease or relief; respite; A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve; A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death; the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; {f} delay a punishment (esp. death sentence); provide temporary relief; {i} respite from a sentence, delay or commutation of a punishment (esp. death sentence); postponement, delay; reprieval; reprive
gain reprieve: obtain a deferral or postponement
reprieved: past of reprieve
reprieves: plural of reprieve
reprieves: third-person singular of reprieve
reprieving: present participle of reprieve

reprieve

Hyphenation

re·prieve

Turkish pronunciation

ripriv

Synonyms

abatement, abeyance, absolution, acquittal, alleviation, amnesty, anchor, clearance, clemency, commute, deferment, freeing, let-up, lifeboat, lifesaver

Antonyms

accusation, blame

Pronunciation

/rēˈprēv/ /riːˈpriːv/

Etymology

() 1571, in sense of “to take back to prison”, from Middle English repryen (“to remand, detain”) (1494), probably from Middle French repris, form of reprendre (“take back”); cognate to reprise. Sense generalized, but retains connotations of punishment and execution. Noun attested 1598.“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001