(1):
(n.) Interval of ease or relief; respite.
(2):
(v. t.) To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.
(3):
(v. t.) To relieve for a time, or temporarily.
(4):
(n.) A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death.