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reprieve /rɪˈpriːv/  

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  • noun
    plural -prieves
    [count] an official order that delays the punishment of a prisoner who is sentenced to death
    He won/got a (temporary) reprieve from his death sentence.
    a delay that keeps something bad from happening
    They wanted to close the library, but we managed to get/secure a reprieve for it.
    a period of relief from pain, trouble, etc.
    This warm spell has given us a reprieve from the winter cold.
    verb
    -prieves; -prieved; -prieving
    [+ obj] to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a prisoner who is sentenced to death)
    He was sentenced to death but then reprieved.
    to prevent (something) from being closed, destroyed, etc., for a period of time
    The library has been reprieved and will remain open for at least another year.