respiting 

  1. 動詞
respite現在分詞:
及物動詞:
使...(事)暫息
使...(痛苦等)緩解
暫緩履行...(義務等)
緩期執行...(死刑等)

    
                        
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                                In the reigns of Edward I and Edward II the crown had used the indebtedness of great subjects as a means of political discipline, gaining support by respiting debts and applying pressure by distraining debtors.                            
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                                The power or respiting , reprieving, and pardoning Prisoners convicted of crimes, and of commuting and remitting of sentences in whole or in part, which belongs of right to the Crown, shall be administered by the Lieutenant Governor of each Province in Council, subject to any instructions he may, from time to time, receive from the General Government, and subject to any provisions that may be made in this behalf by the General Parliament.                            
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