a putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.-temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.-temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.-the delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.-to give or grant a respite to.-to delay or postpone; to put off.-to keep back from execution; to reprieve.-to relieve by a pause or interval of rest.