The meaning of REPRIEVE is to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner). How to use reprieve in a sentence.

REPRIEVE definition: 1. an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner: 2…. Learn more.

A reprieve is a break in or cancellation of a painful or otherwise lousy situation. If you're being tortured, a reprieve is a break from whatever's tormenting you. For some, a night at the opera is a night of punishing boredom during which the only reprieve is the intermission.

REPRIEVE meaning: 1. an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner: 2…. Learn more.

1. to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). 2. to relieve temporarily from any evil. n. 3. a respite from impending punishment, esp. from execution. 4. a warrant authorizing this. 5. any respite or temporary relief. syn: See pardon.

REPRIEVE meaning: 1 : an official order that delays the punishment of a prisoner who is sentenced to death; 2 : a delay that keeps something bad from happening

REPRIEVE definition: to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death ) | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.

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. More Synonyms of reprieve

an official order stopping a punishment, especially for a prisoner who is condemned to death. He was saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve. a delay before something bad happens. Campaigners have won a reprieve for the hospital threatened with closure. Definition of reprieve noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.