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Reprieving
To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.
📖 Definitions of "Reprieving"
verb
- 1
To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.
- 2
To bring relief to someone.
- 3
To take back to prison (in lieu of execution).
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