- (n.) To give or grant a respite to.
- (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.) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
- (n.) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
- (n.) To delay or postpone; to put off.
- (n.) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
- (n.) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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