reprieved
past simple and past participle ofreprieve
| 单词 | reprieved |
| 释义 | reprieved past simple and past participle ofreprieve reprieve verb[T] uk/rɪˈpriːv/us/rɪˈpriːv/tostopordelaythepunishment,especiallybydeath, of aprisoner toprovidesomething or someone with anescapefrom abadsituationorexperience,especiallytodelayorstopplanstocloseor end something: Thethreatenedhospitalscould now be reprieved. Not punishing & reducing punishment
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preserving and saving Examplesofreprievedreprieved In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. And it was the first time that anyone had beenreprievedfor reasons other than pregnancy. From theCambridge English Corpus Of these, twenty-five men and both women werereprieved: the convictions of six others were quashed on appeal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has not been acquitted, but it has beenreprieved; and that is, at any rate, something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We think that if some of these houses could bereprieved, it would be of considerable help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For a good many months every case has beenreprieved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If my memory is correct, once the line wasreprievedthe figure became much lower! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They were obviously people to whom special considerations applied, otherwise they would not have beenreprieved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have beenreprievedbecause it was thought that in their cases there was a mitigating factor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When a death sentence has beenreprieved, the substitute has always been a sentence of life imprisonment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He spoke of others who had not beenreprieved, though he did not give their names. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The people whose future career is thus reported upon were all people who had beenreprieved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was on the basis of the identification that he was convicted and sentenced to death, but wasreprieved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the ships that have beenreprievedwere involved in the task force. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That boy spent 92 days in the condemned cell watching that door before he wasreprieved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In that context, what proportion of the programmes that have been reduced orreprievedrepresent capital expenditure? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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