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reprieve

reprieve re·prieved re·priev·ing [alteration of earlier repry to send back (to

Reprieve

Reprieve [fr. reprendre, Fr., to take back], the suspension of the

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Reprieve

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clemency

of mercy, compassion, or forgiveness see also amnesty, commute, pardon, reprieve

Reprieve

A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence especially of a sentence of death

Respite

a future day. Consult Pritch. on Q. Sess. Also, interval, reprieve, suspension of a capital sentence, a delay, forbearance, or continuation

Sentence of death, Recording of

judgment on the record instead--which had the effect of a reprieve. The (English) Children Act, 1933, s. 53(1), provides as follows:-

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