Respite
A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
To give or grant a respite to.
To delay or postpone; to put off.
To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
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Respite Translations
respite in German is Bedenkzeit, Frist, Frist
respite in Latin is laxamentum
respite in Spanish is tregua
respite in Swedish is respit, frist, uppskov
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