reprieve
/rih-PREEV/nouna cancellation or postponement of punishment; temporary relief
“The stay of demolition gave the theater a reprieve.”
- Synonyms
- respite, stay, remission
- Antonyms
- condemnation
- Memory hook
- reprieve: the sentence paused.
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