reprieve
সাময়িক উপশম
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'
শাস্তি বিলম্বিত করা,
প্রাণদণ্ড স্থগিত রাখা,
শাস্তি রদ করা,
প্রাণদণ্ড বিলম্বিত করা
verb
সাময়িক উপশম দেত্তয়া,
দণ্ডদান স্থগির রাখা,
উদ্ধার করা
noun
দণ্ডব্যাক্ষেপ,
সাময়িক উপশম,
অবকাশ
example
An increased supply of rental accommodation has resulted in a welcome 'reprieve' from spiralling rents for tenants around the country, and particularly in Dublin.
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.
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.
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.
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' .
The bank won a 'reprieve' by coming back to us with an offer we couldn't refuse.
Instead, after a 'reprieve' in 1833, the central government engaged in more and more trade protectionism and centralized tyranny, which helped lead to war.
Worse, the 'reprieve' came too late for the Glazers.
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.
Ibrahim recently received a 'reprieve' when an Egyptian court released him and ordered a retrial - after a strong protest from the Bush Administration.
This may be a welcome 'reprieve' , but taxpayers and their advisors should still consider the proposed rules when evaluating investments.
he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a 'reprieve'
The exchange between the mayor, Sheriff Hartwell and him when he first appears with the 'reprieve' from the governor is simply priceless.
a mother who faced eviction has been given a 'reprieve'
However, the foreign earnings deduction, which is due to expire at the end of this month did not receive a 'reprieve' .
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'
The theater becomes a site of self-forgetfulness for audiences who experience a 'reprieve' from disciplines associated with memory.
The necessary delays in explaining the new evidence, the mechanics of ordering a 'reprieve' and so on are then all simply omitted.
Where it hasn't been achieved, those hospitals have had discussions with the government and there's been 'reprieves' , ‘he says.’
Only O'Sullivan was 'reprieved' at the last minute because of his youth.
His trespass is never discovered, and he revels each afternoon in the ‘fresh air, physical release, and space: I felt like a prisoner 'reprieved' .’
From here it was basically downhill, though with occasional 'reprieves' .
Instead, the film buckles under the weight of its subject matter and resorts to a blur of fraught chases, narrow scrapes and miraculous 'reprieves' .
‘I only 'reprieved' your penalty because I needed something quickly and you were the only one who could undergo the mission in time,’ Hador replied coldly.
Local officials were prolific too in petitioning central government for pardons and 'reprieves' for the condemned.
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.
When the Home Secretary 'reprieved' Edmunds's death sentence on ground of insanity many believed he based this decision on her gender and class.
After the trial, amid much popular speculation over the justice of the sentences passed, authorities pardoned one of the prisoners and 'reprieved' another.
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