reprieve
امداد
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.
example
The theater becomes a site of self-forgetfulness for audiences who experience a 'reprieve' from disciplines associated with memory.
Worse, the 'reprieve' came too late for the Glazers.
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.
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.
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.
Another possible outcome is that global uncertainty could give the US dollar a 'reprieve' from its recent slide.
Ibrahim recently received a 'reprieve' when an Egyptian court released him and ordered a retrial - after a strong protest from the Bush Administration.
a mother who faced eviction has been given a 'reprieve'
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 increased supply of rental accommodation has resulted in a welcome 'reprieve' from spiralling rents for tenants around the country, and particularly in Dublin.
I once spent hours sketching, a wonderful 'reprieve' from the endless flow of words my work entails.
he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a 'reprieve'
a mother who faced eviction has been given a 'reprieve'
This may be a welcome 'reprieve' , but taxpayers and their advisors should still consider the proposed rules when evaluating investments.
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.
However, the foreign earnings deduction, which is due to expire at the end of this month did not receive 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.
The necessary delays in explaining the new evidence, the mechanics of ordering a 'reprieve' and so on are then all simply omitted.
After the trial, amid much popular speculation over the justice of the sentences passed, authorities pardoned one of the prisoners and 'reprieved' another.
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.
Rudge is hanged, Barnaby is 'reprieved' from the gallows at the last moment, and Chester is killed by Haredale in a duel.
The jaw fracture made it impossible to hang him humanely and for this reason he was 'reprieved' !
An Estonian skier and a Latvian bobsledder gained late 'reprieves' from drug bans on technicalities.
Instead, they have won 'reprieves' because their economies are still developing.
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' .
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.
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