Difference between revisions of "Reprieve"
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
probably blend of obsolete ''repreve'' to reprove (from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English]) and obsolete ''repry'' to remand, postpone, from Anglo-French ''repri''-, past stem of ''reprendre'' to take back | probably blend of obsolete ''repreve'' to reprove (from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English]) and obsolete ''repry'' to remand, postpone, from Anglo-French ''repri''-, past stem of ''reprendre'' to take back | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1596] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1: to delay the punishment of (as a condemned [[prisoner]]) | *1: to delay the punishment of (as a condemned [[prisoner]]) | ||
Latest revision as of 02:08, 13 December 2020
Origin
probably blend of obsolete repreve to reprove (from Middle English) and obsolete repry to remand, postpone, from Anglo-French repri-, past stem of reprendre to take back
Definitions
- 1: to delay the punishment of (as a condemned prisoner)
- 2: to give relief or deliverance to for a time
Description
Temporary postponement of a punishment, usually so that the accused can mount an appeal (especially if he or she has been sentenced to death)
