respite

(rĕs'pĭt)
n.

1. A usually short interval of rest or relief. See synonyms at pause.
2. Law. Temporary suspension of a death sentence; a reprieve.

tr.v., -pit·ed, -pit·ing, -pites.
To delay; postpone.

[Middle English, from Old French respit, from Latin respectus, refuge, looking back. See respect.]

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noun

1. A pause or interval, as from work or duty: break, intermission, recess, rest¹, time-out. Informal breather. See continue/stop/pause.
2. Temporary immunity from penalties: grace, reprieve. See continue/stop/pause.

n

Definition: pause, suspension in activity
Antonyms: continuation

A delay, postponement, or forebearance of a sentence , not comprehending a permanent suspension of execution of the judgment, see 237 P.
525, 527, a reprieve, also, a delay in repayment, granted to a debtor by his creditor. See grace period.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A suspension of hostilities against a sentenced assassin, to enable the Executive to determine whether the murder may not have been done by the prosecuting attorney. Any break in the continuity of a disagreeable expectation.

    Altgeld upon his incandescend bed
    Lay, an attendant demon at his head.
    
    "O cruel cook, pray grant me some relief --
    Some respite from the roast, however brief."
    
    "Remember how on earth I pardoned all
    Your friends in Illinois when held in thrall."
    
    "Unhappy soul! for that alone you squirm
    O'er fire unquenched, a never-dying worm.
    
    "Yet, for I pity your uneasy state,
    Your doom I'll mollify and pains abate.
    
    "Naught, for a season, shall your comfort mar,
    Not even the memory of who you are."
    
    Throughout eternal space dread silence fell;
    Heaven trembled as Compassion entered Hell.
    
    "As long, sweet demon, let my respite be
    As, governing down here, I'd respite thee."
    
    "As long, poor soul, as any of the pack
    You thrust from jail consumed in getting back."
    
    A genial chill affected Altgeld's hide
    While they were turning him on t'other side.
                                                       Joel Spate Woop

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IN BRIEF: Interval of rest.

The nursery school offered the mother respite from child care.

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For a list of words related to respite, see:

• Vacations and Interludes - respite: temporary interval of relief from duties
• Relative Time - respite: postponement, delay, pause

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See words rhyming with "respite."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pusterum, midlertidig lindring, henstand, frist, udsættelse
v. tr. - give henstand, udsætte, lindre midlertidigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
adempauze, uitstel

Français (French)
n. - répit, (Comm, Jur) sursis
v. tr. - (Jur) accorder un sursis, reporter, différer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ruhepause, Aufschub
v. - aufschieben, Linderung verschaffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάπαυλα, (προσωρινή) αναβολή, αναστολή, διακοπή
v. - ματαιώνω την εκτέλεση (κρατούμενου, απόφασης κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
pausa, proroga

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adiamento (m), pausa (f), descanso (m)
v. - prorrogar, dar trégua a, conceder uma pausa

Русский (Russian)
передышка, отсрочка

Español (Spanish)
n. - respiro, tregua, prórroga, plazo
v. tr. - dar treguas o respiro a, suspender, prorrogar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bevilja uppskov
v. - respit

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暂缓, 缓期执行, 暂时的休息, 暂缓履行, 使缓解

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 暫緩, 緩期執行, 暫時的休息
v. tr. - 緩期執行, 暫緩履行, 使緩解

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일시적 중지, 휴식하다, 유예
v. tr. - ~에게 형의 집행을 유예하다, 연기하다, 휴식 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 休止, 一時的な途切れ, 猶予, 執行猶予
v. - 猶予を与える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إرجاء, تأجيل (فعل) يرجى يمهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפוגה, הפסקה, מנוחה, ארכה, דחייה‬
v. tr. - ‮העניק ארכה, דחה ביצוע‬

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