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Respite

  [res-pit]
Respite may be:

  • Respite (law), delay of sentence
  • Respite care, care provided as temporary replacement of a live-in caregiver
  • Respite (management), practice of allocating extraordinary resources toward recovery of workers from effects of unusual stress

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