Legal Definition and Related Resources of Reprieve
Meaning of Reprieve
A temporary stay or deferment of execution of a sentence .
Reprieve Alternative Definition
(from Fr. reprendre, to take back). In criminal practice. The withdrawing of a sentence for an interval of time, which operates in delay of execution. 4 Bl. Comm. 394. It is a deferring of sentence to a definite day, as opposed to an indefinite “suspension.” 1 Park. Cr. R. 266. See “Pardon.”
Synonyms of Reprieve
noun
- day of grace
- deferment
- delay
- delay in execution
- delay in punishment
- dispensation
- interval of ease
- moratorium
- pause
- postponement
- postponement of penalty
- quittance
- respite
- respite from impending punishment
- stay
- stay of execution
- stop
- suspension of execution
- suspension of punishment
- temporary escape
- temporary relief
- temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence
- withdrawal of a sentence Associated Concepts: executive reprieve
- judicial reprieve
- pardon
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