Respite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A usually short interval of rest or relief. See Synonyms at pause.
  • n. Law Temporary suspension of a death sentence; a reprieve.
  • v. To delay; postpone.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A brief interval of rest or relief.
  • n. A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
  • v. To delay or postpone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
  • n. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
  • n.
  • n. Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
  • n. The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
  • v. To delay or postpone; to put off.
  • v. To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
  • v. To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Respect; regard. See respect.
  • n. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause.
  • n. A putting off or postponement of what was fixed; delay; forbearance; prolongation of time, as for the payment of a debt, beyond the fixed or legal time.
  • n. In law: A reprieve; temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender. See reprieve.
  • n. The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
  • To delay; postpone; adjourn.
  • To relieve for a time from the execution of a sentence or other punishment or penalty; reprieve.
  • To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
  • To cease; forbear.
  • Synonyms See reprieve, n.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a pause from doing something (as work)
  • v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
  • n. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
  • n. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  • n. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
  • n. a pause for relaxation
  • Verb Form
    respited    respites    respiting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    prorogue    defer    holdover    postpone    put over    remit    setback    shelve    table    put-off   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    respited    respiting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pause    stop    stay    interval    postponement    delay    cessation    reprieve    rest    relieve   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    reprieve    relaxation    diversion    lull    truce    distraction    repose    deliverance    intermission    sojourn