reprieve

reprieve
rə'pri:v
1. verb
(to pardon (a criminal) or delay his punishment: The murderer was sentenced to death, but later was reprieved.) indultar, suspender la pena

2. noun
(the act of pardoning a criminal or delaying his punishment; the order to do this.) indulto, suspensión de pena
reprieve
tr[rɪ'priːv]
noun
1 conmutación nombre femenino de la pena, indulto
2 figurative use respiro, tregua
transitive verb
1 conmutar la pena a, indultar
reprieve [ri'pri:v] vt, -prieved ; -prieving : indultar
reprieve n
: indulto m
reprieve
n.
• indulto (Jurisprudencia) s.m.
• respiro s.m.
• suspensión s.f.
v.
• indultar v.
• suspender la pena de muerte de v.

I rɪ'priːv
noun
a) (postponement) aplazamiento m

he was granted a reprieve of three days — se le concedieron tres días de gracia

b) (Law) (commutation) indulto m, conmutación f (esp de la pena de muerte)

II
transitive verb indultar

the firm has been reprieved for the time being — por el momento, la empresa se salva del cierre

[rɪ'priːv]
1. N
1) (Jur) indulto m ; [of sentence] conmutación f

to win a last-minute reprieve — ser indultado a última hora

2) (=delay) aplazamiento m , alivio m temporal

the building got a reprieve — se retiró la orden de demoler el edificio

2. VT
1) (Jur) indultar

to reprieve sb from death — suspender la pena de muerte de algn

2) (fig) salvar
* * *

I [rɪ'priːv]
noun
a) (postponement) aplazamiento m

he was granted a reprieve of three days — se le concedieron tres días de gracia

b) (Law) (commutation) indulto m, conmutación f (esp de la pena de muerte)

II
transitive verb indultar

the firm has been reprieved for the time being — por el momento, la empresa se salva del cierre


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