stay of execution
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stay of execution — index reprieve, respite (reprieve) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 stay of execution … Law dictionary
stay of execution — ˌstay of exeˈcution noun stays of execution PLURALFORM [countable usually singular] 1. LAW the stopping or delaying of a punishment by a judge: • His attorneys filed a seventh petition, winning a stay of execution. 2. JOURNALISM … Financial and business terms
Stay of execution — A stay of execution is a court order to temporarily suspend the execution of a court judgement. In cases where the death penalty has been imposed, a stay of execution may be sought to defer the execution of the convicted person. This may occur in … Wikipedia
stay of execution — noun an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑stay * * * stay of execution/deportation/etc … Useful english dictionary
stay of execution — stays of execution N COUNT If you are given a stay of execution, you are legally allowed to delay obeying an order of a court of law. [LEGAL] … English dictionary
stay of execution — /ˌsteɪ əv eksɪ kju:ʃ(ə)n/ noun the temporary stopping of a legal order ● The court granted the company a two week stay of execution … Dictionary of banking and finance
stay of execution — An order issued by the court, upon cause shown, against the issuance or the enforcement of an execution. Stays of execution are of three classes: (1) those which are ordered by the court in which judgment is rendered, but not as the result of any … Ballentine's law dictionary
(a) stay of execution — a ˌstay of exeˈcution idiom (law) a delay in following the order of a court • to grant a stay of execution • There will be no stay of execution and few mourners for this concrete tower block, due to be demolished next month. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
EXECUTION — (Civil), laws concerning methods of recovering a debt. Definition and Substance of the Concept In Jewish law, a debt or obligation (ḥiyyuv) creates in favor of the creditor not only a personal right of action against the debtor, but also a right… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
stay — 1 vt stayed, stay·ing: to temporarily suspend or prevent by judicial or executive order may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a state court U.S. Code stay 2 n: a temporary suspension or injunction of an action or process by a usu.… … Law dictionary
