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Meanings of
reprieve
(reprieves)
in English
Portuguese
suspensão
Catalan
suspensió
Spanish
alivio
Back to the meaning
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
suspension
respite
hiatus
abatement
Portuguese
suspensão
To stop blaming someone for an offense.
excuse
forgive
pardon
Usage of
reprieves
in English
1
The rules also call for courts to offer
reprieves
where allowed by law.
2
Another great power of the President is the power of pardons and
reprieves
.
3
But these are rare
reprieves
on an album otherwise lacking a memorable identity.
4
The pardon comes under a new law that widens the scope of presidential
reprieves
.
5
Four of those nine remain in churches, with the rest having been granted
reprieves
.
6
KP looks invigorated by his
reprieves
,
and whips big-ears through mid-on for four more.
7
His life in captivity was a succession of
reprieves
.
26
8
Maybe I just hoped the
reprieves
would keep coming.
9
But God granted us only the briefest of
reprieves
.
10
Discuss the President's power to grant pardons and
reprieves
.
11
I've known
reprieves
come in the night afore now.
12
Most of the
reprieves
ended all too soon, with sudden detection, and a fiery death.
13
Meanwhile, "permission to remain"
reprieves
for asylum seekers have fallen.
14
There have been
reprieves
for two stage races.
15
There were no
reprieves
,
no commutations of sentences.
16
For these and other reasons, there should be power somewhere to grant
reprieves
,
commutations, and pardons.
Other examples for "reprieves"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
reprieves
reprieve
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
grant reprieves
temporary reprieves
be reprieves
many reprieves
regulatory reprieves
More collocations
Translations for
reprieves
Portuguese
suspensão
Catalan
suspensió
respir
Spanish
alivio
suspensión
calma temporal
respiro
Reprieves
through the time