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Reprieve (Verb)

Postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution.

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

The governor decided to reprieve the death row inmate until further investigation could be conducted on the appeal.
The condemned man's family had been frantically lobbying for a decision to reprieve his execution.
After discovering new evidence, the court chose to reprieve the prisoner's sentence pending a new trial.
The state's governor issued a last-minute order to reprieve the execution, citing uncertainties over the case.
Hours before his scheduled execution, the prisoner was granted a stay of execution and was able to have his sentence reprieved.

Relieve temporarily.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The medication brought a temporary reprieve from her chronic pain, allowing her to sleep through the night.
Heavy rainfall provided a brief reprieve from the severe drought that had been affecting the local farmers.
The family's financial struggles were given a short reprieve when a benefactor donated a large sum of money to support them.
A sudden change in weather offered a welcome reprieve from the sweltering heat that had been plaguing the city all week.
After weeks of non-stop traveling, the long weekend was a much-needed reprieve for the exhausted businessman.