English-Thai Dictionary

reprieve

N การ บรรเทา  การ ปลดเปลื้อง  alleviation relief kan-ban-tao

 

reprieve

N การ พัก หรือ เลื่อน การ ประหาร  amnesty pardon kan-pak-rue-luian-kan-pa-han

 

reprieve

VT ทำให้ บรรเทา  ทำให้ ผ่อนคลาย  ปลดเปลื้อง  abate relieve tam-hai-ban-tao

 

reprieve

VT พัก หรือ เลื่อน การ ประหาร  grant respite pardon pak-rue-luian-kan-pa-han

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REPRIEVE

v.t.[I know not the origin of this word. ] 1. To respit after sentence of death; to suspend or delay the execution of for a time; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.
He reprieves the sinner from time to time.
2. To grant a respit to; to relieve for a time for any suffering.
Company, though it may reprieve a man from his melancholy, yet cannot secure a man from his conscience.

 

REPRIEVE

n. 1. The temporary suspension of the execution of sentence of death on a criminal.
2. Respit; interval of ease or relief.
All that I ask is but a short reprieve, till I forgot to love, and learn to grieve.

 

REPRIEVED

pp. Respited; allowed a longer time to live than the sentence of death permits.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REPRIEVE

Re *prieve (r-prv "), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reprieved (-prvd "); p. pr. &vb. n. Reprieving. ] Etym: [OE. repreven to reject, disallow, OF. reprover to blame, reproach, condemn (pres. il reprueve ), F. réprouver to disapprove, fr. L. reprobare to reject, condemn; pref. re- re- + probare to try, prove. See Prove, and cf. Reprove, Reprobate. ]

 

1. To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days. He reprieves the sinnner from time to time. Rogers.

 

2. To relieve for a time, or temporarily. Company, thought it may reprieve a man from his melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience. South.

 

REPRIEVE

REPRIEVE Re *prieve " (r-prv "), 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

reprieve

re prieve |riˈprēv rəˈpriv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, esp. someone condemned to death ): under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved. • abandon or postpone plans to close or put an end to (something ): the threatened pits could be reprieved. ▶noun a cancellation or postponement of a punishment. • a temporary escape from an undesirable fate or unpleasant situation: a mother who faced eviction has been given a reprieve. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as the past participle repryed ): from Anglo-Norman French repris, past participle of reprendre, from Latin re- ‘back ’ + prehendere ‘seize. ’ The insertion of -v- (16th cent. ) remains unexplained. Sense development has undergone a reversal, from the early meaning ‘send back to prison, ’ via ‘postpone (a legal process ),’ to the current sense ‘rescue from impending punishment. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

reprieve

re |prieve |rɪˈpriːv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death ): under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved. • abandon or postpone plans to close or abolish (something ): the threatened pits could be reprieved. ▶noun a cancellation or postponement of a punishment. • a cancellation or postponement of an undesirable event: a mother who faced eviction has been given a reprieve. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as the past participle repryed ): from Anglo-Norman French repris, past participle of reprendre, from Latin re- ‘back ’ + prehendere ‘seize ’. The insertion of -v- (16th cent. ) remains unexplained. Sense development has undergone a reversal, from the early meaning ‘send back to prison ’, via ‘postpone a legal process ’, to the current sense ‘rescue from impending punishment ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

reprieve

reprieve verb 1 less than two hours ago the governor reprieved him: grant a stay of execution to, pardon, spare, grant an amnesty to, amnesty; informal let off, let off the hook. 2 the project has been reprieved: save, rescue; informal take off the hit list. ▶noun a last-minute reprieve: stay of execution, remission, pardon, amnesty; Law continuance.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

reprieve

reprieve verb 1 she was sentenced to death, but was reprieved: grant a stay of execution to, cancel /postpone /commute /remit someone's punishment; pardon, spare, acquit, grant an amnesty to, amnesty; informal let off, let off the hook; archaic respite. ANTONYMS charge, punish. 2 the accident and emergency unit has also been reprieved: save, rescue, grant a stay of execution to, give a respite to; informal take off the hit list. ▶noun he was saved by a last-minute reprieve: stay of execution, cancellation of punishment, postponement of punishment, remission, suspension of punishment, respite; pardon, amnesty, acquittal; N. Amer. Law continuance; informal let-off.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

reprieve

re prieve /rɪpríːv /動詞 他動詞 〖通例be ～d 〗1 〈死刑囚などが 〉刑の執行が中止 [猶予 ]される .2 〈施設などが 〉閉鎖 [廃止 ]を免れる [猶予される ].名詞 C 1 (特に死刑の )執行延期 [中止 ](令状 ).2 猶予 .