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reprieve
[ ri-preev ]
verb (used with object)
- to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
- to relieve temporarily from any evil.
noun
- a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death.
- a warrant authorizing this.
- any respite or temporary relief.
Synonyms: , , ,
reprieve
/ 谤瑟藞辫谤颈藧惫 /
verb
- to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death)
- to give temporary relief to (a person or thing), esp from otherwise irrevocable harm
the government has reprieved the company with a huge loan
noun
- a postponement or remission of punishment, esp of a person condemned to death
- a warrant granting a postponement
- a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite
- the act of reprieving or the state of being reprieved
Derived Forms
- 谤别藞辫谤颈别惫别谤, noun
- 谤别藞辫谤颈别惫补产濒别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 谤别路辫谤颈别惫顎侥谤 noun
- 耻苍顎卹别路辫谤颈别惫别诲顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of reprieve1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of reprieve1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"What I'm hearing is that this is a reprieve for many students who have had their status reinstated in SEVIS," Prof Mukherjee said.
Google parent company Alphabet and chip maker AMD also got a reprieve, with their stock prices rising 1% on Monday.
The three-month reprieve could give manufacturers time to reduce reliance on exports to the U.S. and assess the possibility of building factories in countries with lower tariff rates while Vietnam negotiates with the U.S.
In a dramatic change of policy, Trump said all countries that had not retaliated against US tariffs would receive a reprieve 鈥 and only face a blanket US tariff of 10% 鈥 until July.
But the simple act of interacting with another human rather than bottling up your fears also can bring a much-needed reprieve.
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