n.

1. 缓刑；暂缓；暂免
   I have a few urgent things to attend to. About my going to jail to serve my sentence, can I ask the court for a reprieve?

   我有几件事情急待处理。有关我入监服刑的规定，可以暂缓执行吗？

vt.

1. 暂缓对……处刑；暂时解救

v.

1. cancel the punishment of.
2. abandon or postpone plans to close (something).

n.

1. a cancellation of a punishment.
2. a brief respite.