respite
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈrɛspɪt/
- Formal
:
aplazamiento
- After much deliberation, the committee decided to offer a respite from the punishment for those who showed genuine remorse.
- institutional respite
- respite services
- respite care
Examples
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The regime risked something by opening the political system, but it also bought a respite from mass protests that it may not have had without acknowledging the principle of regular elections.
Academic text (1994) -
The school provided a respite from expulsion for students who participated in the rehabilitation program.
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We have several housing projects that provide supported accommodation and respite services.
Academic text (2010) -
Only the SS office knew how long the respite would continue.
Fiction book (1996) -
Compulsory monthly respite care is available.
Academic text (2010) -
There was a ten-day respite before the sentencing.
Fiction book (1992) -
Guilt ate at him endlessly, never giving him respite, and he couldn't sleep, nor could he eat, nor could he think about going raiding again.
Fiction book (1994) -
These may include in-school or in-home support, respite care, therapeutic foster care, fees for specialized camps, and leisure activities.
Academic text (1993) -
The judge granted a respite to the defendant, allowing them to postpone the sentencing until next month.
Synonyms
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4.3
A temporary stop of an activity or service
19
3.4
A delay that makes an event or activity happen later than planned
11
8.9
An official order by a court that temporarily stops a punishment, for example a death sentence
11
6.2
A delay that lets something happen at a later time
10
3.5
Extra time after a deadline when you can still do something without penalty
7
5.8
A delay that moves an event or decision to a later time
6
7.4
An official order that delays a prisoner's punishment, often an execution
How Delayed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Respite comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and specere 'to look'. That 'pause to think' sense became a legal 'delay', so a respite is a temporary postponement of punishment.