reprieve
/rɪˈpriv/ n [C]Definition
› an official order to delay or stop a prisoner’s punishment, esp. the punishment of death: The warden notified Shaw of his reprieve. › A reprieve is also any delay that is welcomed: The play, about to close, was granted a four-week reprieve. reprieve /rɪˈpriv/ v [T]
(Definition of reprieve n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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