reprieving

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A form of reprieve — To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reprieve
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APA

reprieving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprieving

MLA

“reprieving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprieving. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reprieving,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprieving.

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