respite
31respite from impending punishment — index reprieve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
32respite care — respite .care n [U] temporary care for people who are too old or ill to look after themselves, which allows the people who usually look after them to rest …
33respite care — respite ,care noun uncount the temporary care of someone who is sick, old, or has a physical or mental problem, either at home or in a special hospital, in order to allow the person who usually takes care of them to have a rest …
34respite care — ► NOUN ▪ temporary care of a sick, elderly, or disabled person, providing relief for their usual carer …
35Respite Care — Short term or temporary care of a few hours or weeks of the sick or disabled to provide relief, or respite, to the regular caregiver, usually a family member. A family member may be hesitant to seek or use respite care to leave a loved one in the …
36respite care — N UNCOUNT Respite care is short term care that is provided for very old or very sick people so that the person who usually cares for them can have a break. ...respite care for their very ill child for short periods …
37Respite (law) — The pardon power of the United States Constitution has been broadly interpreted to include a variety of specific powers. Among those powers are: pardons, conditional pardons, commutations of sentence, conditional commutations of sentence,… …
38respite care — /ˈrɛspət kɛə/ (say respuht kair), /ˈrɛspaɪt/ (say respuyt) noun care provided for the permanently disabled, to give respite to their normal carers …
39respite — 1. noun /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt,ˈɹɛspɪt/ a) A brief interval of rest or relief. b) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death. 2. verb /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt,ˈɹɛspɪt/ …
40respite — sb. 637 B. Fr. respit. Lat. respectare …
