respite 音标拼音: [r'ɛspɪt]
n . 延期;缓刑;休息[期间]
延期;缓刑;休息[期间]
respite n 1 :
a (
temporary )
relief from harm or discomfort [
synonym :
{
reprieve }, {
respite }]
2 :
a pause from doing something (
as work ); "
we took a 10 -
minute break "; "
he took time out to recuperate " [
synonym : {
respite },
{
recess }, {
break }, {
time out }]
3 :
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [
synonym :
{
suspension }, {
respite }, {
reprieve }, {
hiatus }, {
abatement }]
4 :
a pause for relaxation ; "
people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests " [
synonym : {
respite }, {
rest },
{
relief }, {
rest period }]
5 :
the act of reprieving ;
postponing or remitting punishment [
synonym : {
reprieve }, {
respite }]
v 1 :
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal ,
such as an execution [
synonym : {
reprieve }, {
respite }]
Respite \
Res "
pite \ (
r ?
s "
p ?
t ),
n . [
OF .
respit ,
F .
r ['
e ]
pit ,
from L .
respectus respect ,
regard ,
delay ,
in LL .,
the deferring of a day .
See {
Respect }.]
1 .
A putting off of that which was appointed ;
a postponement or delay .
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I crave but four day '
s respite . --
Shak .
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2 .
Temporary intermission of labor ,
or of any process or operation ;
interval of rest ;
pause ;
delay . "
Without more respite ." --
Chaucer .
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Some pause and respite only I require . --
Denham .
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3 . (
Law )
(
a )
Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender ;
reprieve .
(
b )
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term .
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Syn :
Pause ;
interval ;
stop ;
cessation ;
delay ;
postponement ;
stay ;
reprieve .
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Respite \
Res "
pite \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Respited };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Respiting }.] [
OF .
respiter ,
LL .
respectare .
See {
Respite },
n .]
To give or grant a respite to .
Specifically :
(
a )
To delay or postpone ;
to put off .
(
b )
To keep back from execution ;
to reprieve .
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Forty days longer we do respite you . --
Shak .
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(
c )
To relieve by a pause or interval of rest . "
To respite his day labor with repast ." --
Milton .
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109 Moby Thesaurus words for "
respite ":
abeyance ,
afterthought ,
bind ,
block ,
blockage ,
blow ,
break ,
breath ,
breather ,
breathing ,
breathing place ,
breathing space ,
breathing spell ,
breathing time ,
bureaucratic delay ,
caesura ,
catharsis ,
cease -
fire ,
cigarette break ,
cleansing ,
cocktail hour ,
coffee break ,
day off ,
delay ,
delayage ,
delayed reaction ,
deliverance ,
detention ,
discharge ,
double take ,
downtime ,
dragging ,
drop ,
emotional release ,
enforced respite ,
extension ,
freeing ,
grace ,
grant a reprieve ,
half time ,
half -
time intermission ,
halt ,
hang -
up ,
happy hour ,
hesitation ,
hiatus ,
hindrance ,
holdup ,
holiday ,
interim ,
interlude ,
intermezzo ,
intermission ,
intermittence ,
interregnum ,
interruption ,
interval ,
jam ,
lag ,
lagging ,
lapse ,
layoff ,
letup ,
logjam ,
lull ,
moratorium ,
obstruction ,
off -
time ,
paperasserie ,
pause ,
plateau ,
point of repose ,
postponement ,
purgation ,
purge ,
purging ,
quiet spell ,
recess ,
red tape ,
red -
tapeism ,
red -
tapery ,
release ,
relief ,
remission ,
removal ,
reprieve ,
rest ,
resting point ,
retardance ,
retardation ,
slow -
up ,
slowdown ,
slowness ,
spell ,
stand -
down ,
stay ,
stay of execution ,
stop ,
stoppage ,
surcease ,
suspension ,
tea break ,
tie -
up ,
time lag ,
time off ,
time out ,
truce ,
vacation ,
wait RESPITE ,
contracts ,
civil law .
An act by which a debtor who is unable to satisfy his debts at the moment ,
transacts (
i .
e .
compromises )
with his creditors ,
and obtains from them time or delay for the payment of the sums which he owes to them .
Louis .
Code ,
3051 .
2 .
The respite is either voluntary or forced ;
it is voluntary when all the creditors consent to the proposal ,
which the debtor makes to pay in a limited time the whole or a part of his debt ;
it is forced when a part of the creditors refuse to accept the debtor '
s proposal ,
and when the latter is obliged to compel them by judicial authority ,
to consent to what the others have determined in the cases directed by law .
Id .
3052 ;
Poth .
Proced .
Civ .
5eme partie ,
ch .
3 .
3 .
In Pennsylvania ,
there is a provision in the insolvent act of June 16 ,
1836 ,
s .
41 ,
somewhat similar to involuntary respite .
It is enacted ,
that whenever a majority in number and value of the creditors of any insolvent ,
as aforesaid ,
residing within the United States ,
or having a known attorney therein ,
shall consent in writing thereto ,
it shall be lawful for the court by whom such insolvent shall have been discharged ,
upon the application of such debtor ,
and notice given thereof ,
in the manner hereinbefore provided for giving notice of his original petition ,
to make an order that the estate and effects which such insolvent may afterwards acquire ,
shall be exempted for the term of seven years thereafter from execution ,
for any debt contracted ,
or cause of action existing previously to such discharge ,
and if after such order and consent ,
any execution shall be issued for such debt or cause of action ,
it shall be the duty ,
of any judge of the court from which such execution issued ,
to set aside the same with costs .
4 .
Respite also signifies a delay ,
forbearance or continuation of time .
RESPITE ,
crim .
law .
A suspension of a sentence ,
which is to be executed at a future time .
It differs from a pardon ,
which is in abolition of the crime .
See Abolition ;
Pardon .
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