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Meaning Of Respite
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.
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.
n.
To give or grant a respite to.
n.
To delay or postpone; to put off.
n.
To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
n.
To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
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