Francis has recently been told that he has a terminal disease and can expect to live for only a short time. He has made a will, paid all his bills, and given instructions to his children. According to Kübler-Ross, Francis is in the stage of .

acceptance

Explanation:

Acceptance stage: In sociology, the term "acceptance stage" is described as one of the different stages of grief cycle which was proposed by Kubler-Ross and is considered as the final and the seventh stage and involve positive acceptance of different events in an individual's life. However, a lot of individuals finds it difficult to accept their impending death or the death of their loved ones, therefore this stage is associated with accepting oneself and facts that can not be changed in reality.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the acceptance stage.

answer; having the power of reprieve means being able to release people from punishment;