1. The prisoner condemned to death was reprieved for two years. 判死刑的罪犯被缓刑两年执行。
2. You have a seven-day reprieve! 你有七天时间暂时得救！
3. Must control the application of the death penalty with reprieve from the procedure and substantiality. 必须从程序和实体两方面对死缓制度的适用进行控制。
英英解释
n.
1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
2. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
3. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
4. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment v.
1. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
2. relieve temporarily
