Pause; temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest. Some pause and respit only I require.

In law, reprieve; temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender.

Delay; forbearance; prolongation of time for the payment of a debt beyond the legal time.

The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury, beyond the proper term.

To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. To respit his day-labor with repast.

To suspend the execution of a criminal beyond the time limited by the sentence; to delay for a time.

To give delay of appearance at court; as, to respit a jury.