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reprieve  (reprieves plural & 3rd person present) (reprieving present participle) (reprieved past tense & past participle )
1  verb If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled. 
usu passive, no cont 
Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.  be V-ed 
  Reprieve is also a noun, n-var 
A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last minute reprieve.  
2  n-count A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. 
usu sing 
It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.