stay of execution
noun phrase
: an order that temporarily stops an execution
The court issued a stay of execution.
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The attorneys filed a petition and a motion for a stay of execution Friday at the U.S. Supreme Court, a day after the Florida Supreme Court rejected Rogers’ arguments.
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Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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
What was Jeffrey Hutchinson convicted of?
—James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
This means unless the company issues another stay of execution, this April update is your Galaxy S20’s swansong.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The justices opposed the Court majority's decision to deny an application for a stay of execution.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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
What was Jeffrey Hutchinson convicted of?
—James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
This means unless the company issues another stay of execution, this April update is your Galaxy S20’s swansong.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The justices opposed the Court majority's decision to deny an application for a stay of execution.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Stay of execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20of%20execution. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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