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Stay of execution   /steɪ əv ˌɛksəkjˈuʃən/   Listen
Stay of execution

noun
1.
An order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time.





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"Stay of execution" Quotes from Famous Books



... Confederate ranks," said the General, as he wrote. "That's the trouble." he looked at his watch as he handed the message over his shoulder to Chad. "You have ten hours before sunrise and it is nearly sixty miles there and back If you are not here with a stay of execution both will be shot. Do you think that you can make it? Of course you need not bring the message back yourself. You can get the Commandant to telegraph—" The slam of a door ...
— The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come • John Fox


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