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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
Reprieval
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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