Word: reprieves
Category: reprieves
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Related words: reprieves
pardons and reprieves
Synonyms: reprieves
stay of execution, remission, pardon, amnesty, continuance, respite, abatement, hiatus, suspension
Translations: reprieves
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spanish
Translations:
indultos, aplazamientos, suspensiones, postergaciones, suspensiones temporales
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german
Translations:
befristet, gnadenfristen, Begnadigungen, Gnadenfristen
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french
Translations:
sursis, des sursis, répits
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italian
Translations:
proroghe, dilazioni
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portuguese
Translations:
adiamentos, suspensões da pena capital
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dutch
Translations:
gratie, kwijtscheldingen
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russian
Translations:
помилование
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norwegian
Translations:
benådninger, benådninger fra
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swedish
Translations:
anstånd, benådar
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finnish
Translations:
armahduksista
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turkish
Translations:
yürürlükten kaldırılan, yürürlükten
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ukrainian
Translations:
помилування, прощення
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bulgarian
Translations:
отлагане на присъди
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belarusian
Translations:
памілаванне, памілаваньне
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estonian
Translations:
armuandmiste
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croatian
Translations:
predasima
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latvian
Translations:
apžēlošanas
The meaning and "use of": reprieves
noun
- a cancellation or postponement of a punishment. - Official reprieves and pardons were not uncommon, and some such acts of mercy were purposely announced only when the convicted stood on the scaffold and spectators had assembled.
- cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death). - under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved
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