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treezrppl2.blogspot.com Daily Word Blog re·prieve (ripri´v) vt.<[/strong>earlier repry to postpone the punishment of; esp., to postpone the execution of (a person condemned to death) to give temporary relief to, as from trouble or pain ?n.
a reprieving or being reprieved; specif.,
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postponement of a penalty, esp. that of death; also, a warrent ordering this
a temporary relief or escape, as from trouble or pain