Sami was granted a reprieve.
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Reprieve
//ɹɪˈpɹiːv//
Synonyms for "reprieve" (128 found)
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Related words (64)
laggingleniencylet offlet uplet up onlogjammeltmercymitigationmoratoriumobstructionpaperasseriepardonpathospausepitypostponementpurgationpurgepurge away
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purgingquarterred tapered-tapeismred-taperyredemptionrelaxreleaserelentreliefremissionremission of sinremovalremoverescuerespiteretardanceretardationruthsaveself-pityshriftslow upslow-upslowdownslownesssparesparingstaystay of executionstopstoppagesurceasesuspendsympathytake pity onthawtie uptie-uptime lagwait
Noun(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
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12 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- облекченив noun (relief from pain)
Czech
4 entries- milost noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- odklad výkonu trestu noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- odložit výkon trestu verb (to cancel or postpone the punishment)
- omilostnit verb (to cancel or postpone the punishment)
Dutch
2 entries- kwijtschelding noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- respijt noun (cancellation of a punishment)
French
4 entries- grâce noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- répit noun (relief from pain)
- sursis noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- accorder un sursis verb (to cancel or postpone the punishment)
German
4 entries- Atempause noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- Atempause noun (relief from pain)
- Aufschub noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- Begnadigung noun (cancellation of a punishment)
Russian
3 entries- облегче́ние noun (relief from pain)
- отсро́чка noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- переды́шка noun (relief from pain)
Spanish
4 entries- alivio noun (relief from pain)
- indulto noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- excepcionar verb (to cancel or postpone the punishment)
- exceptuar verb (to cancel or postpone the punishment)
Ukrainian
2 entries- відстрочка noun (cancellation of a punishment)
- полегшення noun (relief from pain)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Tom has been granted a reprieve.
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We've been granted only a temporary reprieve.
Source: tatoeba (9583827)
The governor issued a reprieve hours before Tom was set to be executed by lethal injection.
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