REPRIEVE

Reprieve

Reprieve is any of a number of not-for-profit organisations around the world which work against the death penalty, with a particular focus on legal support for those facing the death penalty or held in secret prisons around the world. The founding Reprieve organisation is in the UK, and there are also organisations in the United States, Australia and the Netherlands, with additional supporters and volunteers worldwide.

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reprieve

Noun

  1. The cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
  2. A document authorizing such an action.
  3. Relief from pain etc., especially temporary.

Verb

  1. To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.
  2. To bring relief to someone.
  3. To take back to prison (in lieu of execution).


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