Last Updated:2025/11/20
(transitive) To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution. / (transitive) To bring relief to someone. / (transitive, obsolete) To take back to prison (in lieu of execution).
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reprieve
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reprieve
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Verb
transitive
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
(特に死刑の場合に)刑罰を取り消す、または執行を延期する / (誰かに)安堵を与える、助けになる / (古語)処刑の代わりにその者を刑務所に戻す
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