reprieves in English

noun
1
a cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
Official reprieves and pardons were not uncommon, and some such acts of mercy were purposely announced only when the convicted stood on the scaffold and spectators had assembled.
synonyms:stay of executionremissionpardonamnestycontinuance
verb
1
cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).
under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved
synonyms:grant a stay of execution topardonsparegrant an amnesty toamnestylet offlet off the hook
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1. Clemency includes full pardons after conviction or successful completion of a term of deferred adjudication community supervision, conditional pardons, pardons based on innocence, commutations of sentence, and reprieves