n. 25B6; verb
she was reprieved : GRANT A STAY OF EXECUTION TO, pardon, spare, grant an amnesty to, amnesty; informal let off (the hook); archaic respite.
the project has been reprieved : SAVE, rescue; informal take off the hit list.
25B6; noun a last-minute reprieve : STAY OF EXECUTION, remission, pardon, amnesty; US Law continuance; informal let-off.