reprieve
వాయిదా
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'
తాత్కాలిక పరిహారము,
జాప్యము
example
Instead, after a 'reprieve' in 1833, the central government engaged in more and more trade protectionism and centralized tyranny, which helped lead to war.
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'
The bank won a 'reprieve' by coming back to us with an offer we couldn't refuse.
Worse, the 'reprieve' came too late for the Glazers.
a mother who faced eviction has been given a 'reprieve'
he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a 'reprieve'
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.
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' .
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.
I once spent hours sketching, a wonderful 'reprieve' from the endless flow of words my work entails.
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.
Ibrahim recently received a 'reprieve' when an Egyptian court released him and ordered a retrial - after a strong protest from the Bush Administration.
The necessary delays in explaining the new evidence, the mechanics of ordering a 'reprieve' and so on are then all simply omitted.
An increased supply of rental accommodation has resulted in a welcome 'reprieve' from spiralling rents for tenants around the country, and particularly in Dublin.
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.
The exchange between the mayor, Sheriff Hartwell and him when he first appears with the 'reprieve' from the governor is simply priceless.
The theater becomes a site of self-forgetfulness for audiences who experience a 'reprieve' from disciplines associated with memory.
Another possible outcome is that global uncertainty could give the US dollar a 'reprieve' from its recent slide.
This may be a welcome 'reprieve' , but taxpayers and their advisors should still consider the proposed rules when evaluating investments.
Acquittal rates were high and infanticide was the only form of homicide for which women might be 'reprieved' or pardoned.
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.
‘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.
Where it hasn't been achieved, those hospitals have had discussions with the government and there's been 'reprieves' , ‘he says.’
Brief 'reprieves' , however, from a society riven with sectarianism are possible by visiting some of Northern Ireland's wonderful countryside.
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.
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.
The conspirators, a group of teachers and lawyers led by an educational theorist called Picornell, were condemned to death but 'reprieved' on French insistence when peace was concluded.
When the Home Secretary 'reprieved' Edmunds's death sentence on ground of insanity many believed he based this decision on her gender and class.
Instead, they have won 'reprieves' because their economies are still developing.
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