Reprieve in Europe
Definition of Reprieve
The suspension of the execution of a sentence. It may be granted either by the Court or by the Crown. The Court is bound to grant a reprieve where a female prisoner under sentence of death is pregnant, and where a prisoner becomes insane after judgment. The Home Secretary exercises the prerogative of mercy on behalf of the Crown
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Reprieve | Reprieve in the International Legal Encyclopedia. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the American 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 European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the IP Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Commercial Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Criminal Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Family Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Civil Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Constitutional Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Taxation Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Banking and Finance Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Employment and Labour Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Injury and Tort Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Reprieve | Reprieve in the Environmental Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Definition of Reprieve is, temporally, from A Concise Law Dictionary (1927). This page needs to be proofread.
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