reprieve

reprieve /ri'pri:v/
  • danh từ
    • (pháp lý) sự hoãn thi hành một bản án tử hình
    • sự cho hoãn
    • sự ân xá, sự giảm tội; lệnh ân xá, lệnh giảm tội
    • ngoại động từ
      • (pháp lý) hoãn thi hành một bản án (tử hình)
        • the death sentence was reprieved: án tử hình đó đã hoãn lại
      • cho hoãn lại

    Xem thêm: respite, suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement, respite, respite



    reprieve

    Từ điển Collocation

    reprieve noun

    ADJ. temporary | last-minute He was saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve.

    VERB + REPRIEVE earn, gain, get, win | give sb/sth, grant (sb/sth) The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.

    PREP. ~ from The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.

    Từ điển WordNet

      n.

    • a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; respite
    • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something; suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement
    • a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
    • the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; respite

      v.

    • postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution; respite
    • relieve temporarily

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    reprieves|reprieved|reprieving
    syn.: abatement hiatus respite suspension