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Webster 1913 Edition


Reprieval

Re-priev′al

(r?-pr?v′al)
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Noun.
Reprieve.
Overbury.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reprieval

REPRIE'VAL

,
Noun.
Respit; reprieve. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


reprieval

reprieval

English

Noun

reprieval (plural reprievals)

  1. the act, process or result of being reprieved
    • 1972, Garry Trudeau, "Doonesbury", The Guardian. (April 2014.)
      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.