REPRIEVE is 8 letters long. It starts with the letter R and ends with the letter E
Dictionary definitions:
REPRIEVE:
Dictionary definitions:
REPRIEVE:
Type: verb
Definition: cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).
Example: under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved
Definition: cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).
Example: under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved
Type: noun
Definition: a cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
Example: he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a reprieve
Definition: a cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
Example: he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a reprieve