reprieve
تأجيل
definition
verb
under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved
cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).
noun
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.
a cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
translation of 'reprieve'
verb
أعطى مهلة,
برجئ تنفيذ العقوبة,
أمهل
noun
إرجاء,
تأجيل
example
Therefore, what they all need is a temporary 'reprieve' , a carefully engineered environment of apparent dollar strength that will allow them to quietly unload what they could never openly propose to sell.
a mother who faced eviction has been given a 'reprieve'
Another possible outcome is that global uncertainty could give the US dollar a 'reprieve' from its recent slide.
I once spent hours sketching, a wonderful 'reprieve' from the endless flow of words my work entails.
We had a brief 'reprieve' earlier this week from the oppressive heat of the Washington summer, but the last couple days have been dangerously hot.
Ibrahim recently received a 'reprieve' when an Egyptian court released him and ordered a retrial - after a strong protest from the Bush Administration.
An increased supply of rental accommodation has resulted in a welcome 'reprieve' from spiralling rents for tenants around the country, and particularly in Dublin.
Those who cannot afford to buy bonds, or who prefer to invest in productive endeavors, must pay in future taxes for the 'reprieve' of not being taxed in the present.
The victim's fellow prisoners may bang the hot water pipes in sympathy but they also bet their Sunday bacon on whether or not he'll get a 'reprieve' .
This may be a welcome 'reprieve' , but taxpayers and their advisors should still consider the proposed rules when evaluating investments.
The necessary delays in explaining the new evidence, the mechanics of ordering a 'reprieve' and so on are then all simply omitted.
a mother who faced eviction has been given a 'reprieve'
The exchange between the mayor, Sheriff Hartwell and him when he first appears with the 'reprieve' from the governor is simply priceless.
The bank won a 'reprieve' by coming back to us with an offer we couldn't refuse.
However, the foreign earnings deduction, which is due to expire at the end of this month did not receive a 'reprieve' .
Worse, the 'reprieve' came too late for the Glazers.
he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a 'reprieve'
Instead, after a 'reprieve' in 1833, the central government engaged in more and more trade protectionism and centralized tyranny, which helped lead to war.
The theater becomes a site of self-forgetfulness for audiences who experience a 'reprieve' from disciplines associated with memory.
I actually laughed out loud during the scene, partly as a temporary 'reprieve' from the tension, partly out of sheer admiration for Anderson's gifts.
An examination of the role of the Home Office in 'reprieving' condemned prisoners can be found in R. Chadwick's Bureaucratic Mercy: The Home Office and the Treatment of Capital Cases in Victorian Britain.
Local officials were prolific too in petitioning central government for pardons and 'reprieves' for the condemned.
He has faced numerous anxious moments over the years, spending time in immigration detention centres and winning last-minute 'reprieves' .
It also experienced a lower level of executions than the early 17th century, with many convicted persons being 'reprieved' , notably before being transported to the American colonies.
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.
Only O'Sullivan was 'reprieved' at the last minute because of his youth.
That the Home Secretary 'reprieved' Edmunds on ground of insanity rather than simply commuting her death sentence to a life term (the far more common response to a death sentence) is intriguing.
The jaw fracture made it impossible to hang him humanely and for this reason he was 'reprieved' !
The president can grant 'reprieves' and pardons (except in the case of impeachment).
But now the town hall is 'reprieving' seven of the toilets and is to spend more than £10,400 keeping them open, following a wave of protest.
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