reprieve
缓刑
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
缓期处死,
暂时得救
noun
缓刑,
缓行漫步,
缓刑令
example
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.
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.
I once spent hours sketching, a wonderful 'reprieve' from the endless flow of words my work entails.
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.
This may be a welcome 'reprieve' , but taxpayers and their advisors should still consider the proposed rules when evaluating investments.
An increased supply of rental accommodation has resulted in a welcome 'reprieve' from spiralling rents for tenants around the country, and particularly in Dublin.
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.
Ibrahim recently received a 'reprieve' when an Egyptian court released him and ordered a retrial - after a strong protest from the Bush Administration.
Worse, the 'reprieve' came too late for the Glazers.
Another possible outcome is that global uncertainty could give the US dollar a 'reprieve' from its recent slide.
However, the foreign earnings deduction, which is due to expire at the end of this month did not receive a 'reprieve' .
a mother who faced eviction has been given a 'reprieve'
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.
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 necessary delays in explaining the new evidence, the mechanics of ordering a 'reprieve' and so on are then all simply omitted.
he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a 'reprieve'
The theater becomes a site of self-forgetfulness for audiences who experience a 'reprieve' from disciplines associated with memory.
They laughed like men 'reprieved' , and when the bottle of whisky was finished Staten gripping it by the neck flung it far out to sea.
In 1543 he was condemned to be burnt as a heretic for his adherence to Calvinism, but he was 'reprieved' by Henry VIII and on his release from prison returned to St George's.
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.
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.
Where it hasn't been achieved, those hospitals have had discussions with the government and there's been 'reprieves' , ‘he says.’
From here it was basically downhill, though with occasional 'reprieves' .
Despite these 'reprieves' , the style of the show is somehow off, the music awkward, the direction formless.
The jaw fracture made it impossible to hang him humanely and for this reason he was 'reprieved' !
Zhang himself was sentenced to death for his action, though Lin was immediately 'reprieved' and placed under arrest.
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.
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