RespiteWordNet Explorer
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noun
a pause from doing something (as work)
noun
temporary inactivity
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a week or more of recess during the spring term at school
noun
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Words in this synset: reprieve
noun
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
noun
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
noun
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity