Respite
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Meaning of Respite
To delay or suspend such as the execution of a sentence; to adjourn; to reprieve. In feudal law, the term denoted the voluntary abstention by the lord from exacting the homage that was due to him from the tenant.
Respite Alternative Definition
In Civil Law. An act by which a debtor who is unable to satisfy his debts at the moment transacts (i. e., compromises) vnth his creditors and obtains from them time or delay for the payment of the sums which he owes to them. Code La. art. 3051. A forced respite takes place 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. A voluntary respite takes place when all the creditors consent to the proposal of the debtor to pay in a limited time the whole or a part of his debt. A delay, forbearance, or continuation of time. In Criminal Law. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence. It differs from a "pardon," which is an absolute suspension, and from a "reprieve," in that it is ordinarily for an indefinite time.
Synonyms of Respite
(Interval of rest), noun
abeyance
break
breathing spell
breathing time
cessation
halt
interim
interlude
intermediate time
intermission
interruption
lapse
letup
lull
pause
recess
relaxation
rest
spell
stay
stop
suspension
temporary stoppage
wait
(Reprieve), noun
acquittal
amnesty
clearance
deliverance
discharge
exemption
grace
immunity
pardon
release
stay of execution
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