stay (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
examples the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
Outgoing links
Hypernym decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
Domain of synset - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Derivationally related form stay → stay; stay → stay
Hyponym stay of execution
Incoming links
Hyponym decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
Hypernym stay of execution
Member of this domain - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Derivationally related form stay → stay; stay → stay

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