repriever

repriever
n. one who delays a punishment, one who grants a stay of execution

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • reprieve — repriever, n. /ri preev /, v., reprieved, reprieving, n. v.t. 1. to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). 2. to relieve temporarily from any evil. n. 3. a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a… …   Universalium

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