Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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remittal | Yes | No | No | No |
reprieve | Yes | No | Yes | No |
remittal (noun) | reprieve (noun) |
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the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance | the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment |
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) | a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) |
a payment of money sent to a person in another place | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort |
remittal (verb) | reprieve (verb) |
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relieve temporarily | |
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |