respiting

Roux Marsilly has prudently declared hee had some what of importance to say but it should bee to the King himselfe wch may be means of respiting his processe and as he hopes intercession may bee made for him; but people talk so variously of him that I cannot tell whether hee ought to bee owned by any Prince; the Suisses have indeed the greatest ground to reclayme him as being taken in theirs.

The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Arthur Cheney Train 1910

"There is one strange fact about this," said the governor of the prison to Harkaway, "and that is, that one of the prisoners has taken the liberty of respiting himself."

Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece Bracebridge Hemyng 1871

Then they made a last attempt in his favor, and voted for respiting the execution.

Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829

Then they made a last attempt in his favour, and voted for respiting the execution.

Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829

But had it not been for the decree of respiting their punishment to the day of separating the infidels from the true believers, judgment had been already given between them: for the unjust shall surely suffer a painful torment.

The Koran (Al-Qur'an) George Sale 1716

"the knowledge" had come to them: and had not a decree from thy Lord gone forth respiting them to a fixed time, verily, there had at once been a decision between them. 3 And they who have inherited "the Book" after them, are in perplexity of doubt concerning it.

The Koran (Al-Qur'an) 1854