respite of a sentence
1Respite — may be:* Respite (law), delay of sentence * Respite care, care provided as temporary replacement of a live in caregiver * Respite (management), practice of allocating extraordinary resources toward recovery of workers from effects of unusual… …
2respite — res·pite / res pət, ri spīt/ n in the civil law of Louisiana: a judicially approved or enforced agreement that provides a debtor with time or a delay for the payment of creditors Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. respite …
3respite — [res′pit] n. [ME < OFr respit < L respectus: see RESPECT] 1. a delay or postponement; esp., postponement of the carrying out of a death sentence; reprieve 2. an interval of temporary relief or rest, as from pain, work, duty, etc.; lull vt.… …
4Respite (law) — The pardon power of the United States Constitution has been broadly interpreted to include a variety of specific powers. Among those powers are: pardons, conditional pardons, commutations of sentence, conditional commutations of sentence,… …
5respite — /respat/raspayt/ The temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence; a reprieve; a delay, forbearance, or continuation of time. In the civil law, an act by which a debtor, who is unable to satisfy his debts at the moment, transacts… …
6respite — [ rɛspʌɪt, spɪt] noun a short period of rest or relief from something unpleasant. verb 1》 postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.). 2》 archaic grant respite to. Origin ME: from OFr. respit, from L. respectus refuge, consideration …
7respite — n. & v. n. 1 an interval of rest or relief. 2 a delay permitted before the discharge of an obligation or the suffering of a penalty. v.tr. 1 grant respite to; reprieve (a condemned person). 2 postpone the execution or exaction of (a sentence,… …
8respite — res·pite || respaɪt ,pɪt n. temporary delay, cessation, intermission; reprieve, suspension of an execution, delay or cancellation of a death sentence v. suspend temporarily, grant an intermission; suspend an execution, delay or cancel a death… …
9respite — 1. noun /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt,ˈɹɛspɪt/ a) A brief interval of rest or relief. b) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death. 2. verb /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt,ˈɹɛspɪt/ …
10respite — res•pite [[t]ˈrɛs pɪt[/t]] n. v. pit•ed, pit•ing 1) a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief 2) temporary suspension of a death sentence; reprieve; stay 3) to relieve temporarily, esp. from… …
