stay of execution
noun phrase
: an order that temporarily stops an execution
The court issued a stay of execution.
Examples of stay of execution in a Sentence
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His last hope, the U.S. Supreme Court, on Wednesday denied Creech’s request for a stay of execution, the Associated Press reported.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected a request for a stay of execution, though the case could come before them again based on other legal challenges.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Just weeks earlier, Godwin had received a stay of execution after Walden had threatened to layer her with an additional manager, Debra OConnell, a television division president, in a reorganization.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Apparently, Hobbes has reportedly almost disappeared before but received a stay of execution.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
Idaho’s first execution in nearly 12 years will continue as scheduled later this month after the state’s highest court Friday denied a stay of execution for Thomas Creech and dismissed two of the longtime death row prisoner’s state appeals.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2024
In July, Parson lifted a stay of execution for one of them, Marcellus Williams, whose guilt was called into question in a St. Louis County killing after his DNA was not detected on the murder weapon.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
The justices Wednesday rejected his request for a stay of execution, although the case could come before them again in the final hours based on other legal challenges.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
On Thursday, attorneys for the state of Florida filed a response opposing the stay of execution, court records show.
—Melissa Alonso, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected a request for a stay of execution, though the case could come before them again based on other legal challenges.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Just weeks earlier, Godwin had received a stay of execution after Walden had threatened to layer her with an additional manager, Debra OConnell, a television division president, in a reorganization.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Apparently, Hobbes has reportedly almost disappeared before but received a stay of execution.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
Idaho’s first execution in nearly 12 years will continue as scheduled later this month after the state’s highest court Friday denied a stay of execution for Thomas Creech and dismissed two of the longtime death row prisoner’s state appeals.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2024
In July, Parson lifted a stay of execution for one of them, Marcellus Williams, whose guilt was called into question in a St. Louis County killing after his DNA was not detected on the murder weapon.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
The justices Wednesday rejected his request for a stay of execution, although the case could come before them again in the final hours based on other legal challenges.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
On Thursday, attorneys for the state of Florida filed a response opposing the stay of execution, court records show.
—Melissa Alonso, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
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