reprieval

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noun

The act, process or result of being reprieved.

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Meanings

nounreprieval (plural reprievals)

plural reprievals

  1. The act, process or result of being reprieved.

    I want to find a new town where I can start a new life… A place where I can live out a graceful reprieval, a place where I can begin anew.

    1972, Garry Trudeau, "Doonesbury", The Guardian. (April 2014.)

Origin

From reprieve + -al.

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APA

reprieval. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprieval

MLA

“reprieval.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprieval. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reprieval,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprieval.

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