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reprieve

/rɪˈpriːv/C2

暫緩執行 / 緩刑 (n./v.)

法律或刑罰語境中的硬詞,指撤銷或推遲對某人的懲罰。這裡指求情、希望刀下留人。

I never asked.
Did he call you a traitor? Did he plead for a reprieve?
He said the same thing he'd been saying for hours…
reprieve — Game of Thrones S01E03 · ReelWord