reprieve
I
noun
day of grace, deferment, delay, delay in execution, delay in punishment, dispensation, interval of ease, moratorium, pause, postponement, postponement of penalty, quittance, respite, respite from impending punishment, stay, stay of execution, stop, suspension of execution, suspension of punishment, temporary escape, temporary relief, temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, withdrawal of a sentence
associated concepts: executive reprieve, judicial reprieve, pardon
II
index
abeyance, absolution, absolve, acquit, acquittal, amnesty, clear, clemency, compurgation, condonation, condone, discharge (liberation), discharge (release from obligation), emancipation, excuse, exoneration, forgive, grace, grace period, immunity, impunity, palliate (excuse), pardon (noun), pardon (verb), parole, postpone, release, relief (release), remission, remit (release from penalty), stay, stay (halt), vindicate
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006