reprieve
Noun
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is a type of: ease, relief - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)same as: respite
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is a type of: break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activitysubtypes:
- defervescence - abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
- remission, remittal, subsidence - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: clemency, mercifulness, mercy - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justicesame as: respite
Verb
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is a type of: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table - hold back to a later timesame as: respite
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