to delay the punishment of, particularly with reference to capital punishment; to give temporary relief to.
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
a delay or temporary suspension of punishment
an official postponement of execution of a sentence
a stay of execution, granting time in order to do something else, to give time for consideration of other issues, possibly in other jurisdictions
a temporary release from confinement
a temporary stay or postponement of punishment, as in a stay of execution
a withdrawal or withholding of punishment for a time after conviction and sentence, and is in the nature of a stay of execution
to postpone or put off punishment
Postponement or cancellation of a punishment.