Reprieve in United States
Reprieve Definition
(from Fr. reprendre, to take back). In criminal practice. The withdrawing of a sentence for an interval of time, which operates in delay of execution. 4 Bl. Comm. 394. It is a deferring of sentence to a definite day, as opposed to an indefinite “suspension.” 1 Park. Cr. R. 266. See “Pardon.”
Reprieve in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Reprieve | Reprieve in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reprieve | Reprieve in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
(from Fr. reprendre, to take back). In criminal practice. The withdrawing of a sentence for an interval of time, which operates in delay of execution. 4 Bl. Comm. 394. It is a deferring of sentence to a definite day, as opposed to an indefinite “suspension.” 1 Park. Cr. R. 266. See “Pardon.”
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Further Reading (Articles)
Reprieve appeals to lawyers’ by asking for one hour’s pay., The Lawyer; November 9, 2009
Governor Decides Reprieves, The Register Guard (Eugene, OR); March 13, 2013
SPIRKO HAS RECORD FOR REPRIEVES.(News), The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); August 8, 2007
Oregon death row inmate fighting reprieve, AP Online; July 24, 2012; NIGEL DUARA
Tennessee governor grants reprieve to man facing death penalty, AP Worldstream; May 17, 2006; LUCAS L. JOHNSON II, Associated Press Writer
GOV. STRICKLAND ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING REPRIEVES, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; January 19, 2007
‘Reprieve’ Starts Media Campaign from 14th, The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); March 5, 2010
Reprieve on GRAD would fail students; State shouldn’t cave in on reading, writing test requirements.(NEWS), Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); March 9, 2010
Rell mulls temporary reprieve for serial killer Ross, New Haven Register (New Haven, CT); December 3, 2004; Gregory B Hladky
Ani DiFranco got a `Reprieve’ from Hurricane Katrina., Knight Ridder/Tribune; August 29, 2006
Ani DeFranco got a `Reprieve’ from Hurricane Katrina., Knight Ridder/Tribune; August 28, 2006
Reprieve No. 5: Spirko case is now next governor’s problem., The Lima News (Lima, OH); October 21, 2006
Radiant receives CE mark for Reprieve Endovascular Temperature Therapy System.(Radiant Medical Inc. ), Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week; November 3, 2002
Reprieve from WASL sought: Some want to delay graduation rules., The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); January 26, 2007
Bush Weighs Death Sentence Reprieve, AP Online; June 1, 2000; MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press Writer
Bush May Grant Death Row Reprieve, AP Online; June 1, 2000; MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press Writer
A UAE Reprieve for Composite Insurers, Mondaq Business Briefing; June 20, 2012
THE GOVERNMENT REQUESTS THAT THE PHILIPPINES REPRIEVE THE PRISONER FRANCISCO LARRAA[+ or -]AGA, States News Service; July 5, 2013
GOVERNOR’S STATEMENT REGARDING REPRIEVES., States News Service; October 5, 2009
Death Penalty Reprieve in Colorado: What It Could Mean for James Holmes, The Christian Science Monitor; May 23, 2013; Brown, Ryan Lenora
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