| 单词 | capital respite |
| 释义 | > as lemmascapital respite ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > released > by reprieve or respite respite1770 1770 Ordinary of Newgate's Acct. 14 Feb. 14/2 Some of whom..are found to be respites from death, not under confinement only for transportation, but full with sanguine hopes of a free pardon. 1775 Ann. Reg. 1774 169 The following capital respites in Newgate have received his majesty's mercy on condition of transportation. 1802 P. G. King Let. 30 Oct. in Hist. Rec. New South Wales (1896) IV. 867 I have granted conditional emancipations, and one free pardon, to the respites left by Gov'r Hunter. 1865 J. Blackhouse in Howard Lett. & Memories (1905) ix. 161 The many Capital Respites I became acquainted with in the Penal Colonies, were, with few exceptions, retained in Penal Servitude. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。