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Definition of Reprieves

Reprieve
Reprieve Re*prieve" (r?-pr?v"), n. 1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death. The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was sent to suspend the execution for three days. --Clarendon. 2. Interval of ease or relief; respite. All that I ask is but a short reprieve, ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve. --Denham.

Meaning of Reprieves from wikipedia

- Look up reprieve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Reprieve may refer to: In criminal proceedings, the act of postponing the enforcement of a sentence...
- The Reprieve (French: Le sursis) is a 1945 novel by French author Jean-Paul Sartre. It was translated by Eric Sutton and was published by Hamish Hamilton...
- Death sentence with reprieve (Chinese: 死刑缓期执行, abbr: 死缓) is a criminal punishment found in chapter 5 (death penalty), sections 48, 50 and 51 of the criminal...
- Reprieve is a nonprofit organization of international lawyers and investigators whose stated goal is to "fight for the victims of extreme human rights...
- which says that the president shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute...
- Moments of Reprieve is a book of autobiographical character studies/vignettes by Primo Levi. The book features fifteen character studies of people the...
- cases, the governor may only grant reprieves. The final matter of pardons, commuting of sentencing, or further reprieves is referred to the legislature in...
- Comp****ionate reprieve refers to a range of correctional practices and policies intended to support incarcerated individuals experiencing grief, loss,...
- Legislature every year Can grant pardons, commute sentences or issue reprieves (cannot grant clemency involving impeachment, requires California Supreme...
- States Constitution states that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of...