REPRIEVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does reprieve mean?
• REPRIEVE (noun)
The noun REPRIEVE has 4 senses:
1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
2. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
3. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
4. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Familiarity information: REPRIEVE used as a noun is uncommon.
• REPRIEVE (verb)
The verb REPRIEVE has 2 senses:
1. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
2. relieve temporarily
Familiarity information: REPRIEVE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPRIEVE (noun)
Meaning:
A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
reprieve; respite
Hypernyms ("reprieve" is a kind of...):
ease; relief (the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress))
Meaning:
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
abatement; hiatus; reprieve; respite; suspension
Hypernyms ("reprieve" is a kind of...):
break; interruption (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reprieve"):
defervescence (abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature)
remission; remittal; subsidence (an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease))
Meaning:
A warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("reprieve" is a kind of...):
warrant (a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Meaning:
The act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
reprieve; respite
Hypernyms ("reprieve" is a kind of...):
clemency; mercifulness; mercy (leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
• REPRIEVE (verb)
Meaning:
Postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
reprieve; respite
Hypernyms (to "reprieve" is one way to...):
defer; hold over; postpone; prorogue; put off; put over; remit; set back; shelve; table (hold back to a later time)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Relieve temporarily
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "reprieve" is one way to...):
deliver; rescue (free from harm or evil)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
