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respite(dictionary)
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Respite care(finance)
respite care(dictionary)
RESPITE, crim(law)
respite(2) (iou)
respite verb. ME.
[Old French respiter from Latin respectare: see RESPECT verb.]
verb trans. Grant a delay or extension of time to; spec. reprieve from death or execution. ME.
b. Save or prolong (a life). L15-E17.
verb trans. Delay, postpone; spec. postpone the execution or exaction of (a sentence, punishment, obligation, etc.). LME.
b. Allow to remain unpaid for a time. M17-M18.
verb trans. Orig., cease from, give up; suspend. Now, give temporary relief from. LME.
verb trans. Relieve by an interval of rest; give temporary relief to. M16.
verb intrans. Rest; recover from. L16-M18.
verb trans. Military. Suspend (a soldier) from pay; withhold (pay). Now rare or obsolete. E18.
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