Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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remission | Yes | No | No | No |
respite | Yes | No | Yes | No |
remission (noun) | respite (noun) |
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the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance | a pause from doing something (as work) |
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) | the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment |
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
a payment of money sent to a person in another place | a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort |
a pause for relaxation |
remission (verb) | respite (verb) |
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postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |