NOUN | communication | stay of execution | an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time |
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Meaning | An order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | stay | A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted |
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