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Webster 1828 Edition
Respit
RES'PIT
,Noun.
1.
Pause; temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest.Some pause and respit only I require.
2.
In law, reprieve; temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender.3.
Delay; forbearance; prolongation of time for the payment of a debt beyond the legal time.4.
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury, beyond the proper term.RES'PIT
, v.t.1.
To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.To respit his day-labor with repast.
2.
To suspend the execution of a criminal beyond the time limited by the sentence; to delay for a time.3.
To give delay of appearance at court; as, to respit a jury.