stay of execution
noun phrase
: an order that temporarily stops an execution
The court issued a stay of execution.
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Louisiana is about to find out Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of Robin Dion Myers, a first in her tenure
How will Jeffrey Hutchinson be executed?
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James Powel, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Oklahoma County District Judge Richard Ogden ordered a stay of execution pending Hanson's lawsuit against the board over Malloy's participation.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Some 38 years later, the couple sold the place to a developer who threatened to demolish it but was thwarted with a stay of execution after an outcry from architects and preservationists.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
One, Donald Ray Middlebrooks, was scheduled for execution on Sept. 24, but he was later issued a stay of execution on April 2.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Apr. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Oklahoma County District Judge Richard Ogden ordered a stay of execution pending Hanson's lawsuit against the board over Malloy's participation.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Some 38 years later, the couple sold the place to a developer who threatened to demolish it but was thwarted with a stay of execution after an outcry from architects and preservationists.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
One, Donald Ray Middlebrooks, was scheduled for execution on Sept. 24, but he was later issued a stay of execution on April 2.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Stay of execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20of%20execution. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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