Respite
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Respite may be:
- Respite (law)Respite (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, remissions of fines and forfeitures, respites and...
, delay of sentence - Respite careRespite careRespite care is the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home....
, 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