RESPITE
\ɹˈɛspa͡ɪt], \ɹˈɛspaɪt], \ɹ_ˈɛ_s_p_aɪ_t]\
Definitions of RESPITE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
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a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
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a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
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postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
By Princeton University
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a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
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a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
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a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
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postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
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grant a respite to
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
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Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
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Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
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The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
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To give or grant a respite to.
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To delay or postpone; to put off.
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To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
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To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
By Oddity Software
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A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
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Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
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Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
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The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
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To give or grant a respite to.
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To delay or postpone; to put off.
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To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
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To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
By Noah Webster.
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A temporary putting off, as of the carrying out of a sentence; postponement; brief period of rest; as, a respite from labor.
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To grant a delay to; as, to respite a criminal; to relieve by a short period of rest.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Temporary cessation of anything: pause: interval of rest: (law) temporary suspension of the execution of a criminal.
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To grant a respite to: to relieve by a pause: to delay.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. [French] A postponement or delay;— temporary intermission; pause; interval;— suspension of the execution of a capital sentence; reprieve forbearance; prolongation of time for the payment of a debt, &c.;— suspension of toil or labour; moment of repose.