respite

1. n. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay. Source: opted

2. n. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay. Source: opted

3. n. Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve. Source: opted

4. n. The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term. Source: opted

5. n. To give or grant a respite to. Source: opted

6. n. To delay or postpone; to put off. Source: opted

7. n. To keep back from execution; to reprieve. Source: opted

8. n. To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. Source: opted

9. n. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort Source: wordnet

10. n. a pause from doing something (as work) Source: wordnet

11. n. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Source: wordnet

12. n. a pause for relaxation Source: wordnet

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