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Stay - A court order halting a judicial proceeding.
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Stay:
A court order halting a judicial proceeding.
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Stay Of Execution
(n) Stay of execution is the order issued by a court postponing the execution of a person sentenced for death penalty on any ground requiring the re-opening of the case.
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Stay To stop; to suspend; also known as a stay of proceedings; when a law suit is suspended either indefinitely or until the occurrence of a condition imposed by the court.
In R v Jewitt (1985 2 SCR 128), Canada's Supreme Court adopted these words: ...

Stay: Court-ordered suspension of a judicial proceeding.
Strict Construction: Judicial interpretation of the law whereby the judge adheres to the literal meaning of the words.

automatic stay An injunction that goes into effect automatically when a debtor files for bankruptcy.

stay of execution
n. a court-ordered delay in inflicting the death penalty.
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Stay - Halting of a judicial proceeding by order of the court.
Stipulation - Agreement by the attorneys or parties on opposite sides of a case regarding any matter in the trial proceedings.

Stay of Proceedings:
The stopping or preventing of legal actions undertaken. In the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, there is a stay of proceedings in the case of a bankruptcy or in the case of a proposal.

Stay
an order by a court which suspends all or some of the proceedings in a case ...

Stay
Stop an order or action from taking immediate effect.
Stipulation
An agreement between all parties to a hearing.

stay: a stopping or arresting of a judicial proceeding by order of the court.
stipulation: an agreement by the opposing parties or attorney pertaining to the proceedings that is binding on the parties to the stipulation.

STAY To stop. As to "Stay" an order of the court or suspend an order of the court; to hold in abeyance.
STIPULATION A point of agreement, an issue to which both parties are in agreement.

stay -- The halting of a judicial proceeding by court order.
stipulation -- An agreement between opposing attorneys on any matter relating tot he proceedings or trial, i.e.

Stay
A temporary suspension of legal proceedings by court order.
Stipulation
A voluntary agreement on an issue of fact or procedure reached between parties in a lawsuit.

Stay
A court order halting a judicial proceeding.
Stipulation
An agreement by attorneys on both sides of a civil or criminal case about some aspect of the case; e.g.

stay (verb and noun) (1) To halt a judicial proceeding by court order; similar to suspend; e.g., to stay further proceedings pending appeal; (2) as a noun, the term refers to that which results from a stay or suspension; e.g.

stay order: An order issued by a court stopping court proceedings until a further, specified event takes place.

Term: Stay
Definition: A temporary suspension of legal proceedings by court order.
Term: Stipulation
Definition: A voluntary agreement on an issue of fact or procedure reached between parties in a lawsuit.

After a stay of execution are dissolved, the Governor must set the new date for execution of the death sentence within 10 days. The Governor can grant stays.

stay - n. A stopping; the act of arresting a judicial proceeding by the order of a court. A stay is a suspension of the case or some designated proceedings within it.
stipulation - A material condition, requirement, or article in an agreement.

" Narrow-minded Christian consciences, however, could not stay long on this level; law was so very much more satisfying a guide than vague, elusive charity.

French demourer, to tarry, stay, hesitate: Latin de-morari, to delay fully, rest: mora, delay.

Whilst the authorities did their best to stay on top of illegal pornography they found that juries, whilst not particularly liking the material, ...

where in this country the defendant has been served with proceedings within the jurisdiction, the defendant may now apply to the court to exercise its discretion to stay the proceedings on the ground which is usually called forum non conveniens.

The main characteristics of a protected tenancy were that (1) the tenant could stay as long as he liked, ...

In all actions in which the plaintiff declares generally, without specifying his cause of action, a judge upon application will order him to give the defendant a bill of the particulars, and in the meantime stay proceedings.

Usually it is paid by the male to his ex, but in some cases a wealthy woman may have to pay her husband, or, in same-sex relationships the "bread winner" may pay to support his/her stay-at-home former partner.

A state distinguishes between aliens who are merely traveling or living there temporarily and those who have come to stay or work; wider powers are assumed over the second group.

The EU believes that people unable to stay in their home country for fear of being persecuted should be given protection or asylum in the first safe country they reach. (See Asylum: Subsidiary protection of asylum-seekers, Temporary protection) ...

Probation - An alternative to imprisonment allowing a person found guilty of an offense to stay in the community, usually under conditions and under the supervision of a probation officer.

Category B rotorcraft have no guaranteed stay-up ability in the event of engine failure and unscheduled landing is assumed.

Incompatibility: The state of a marriage in which the spouses no longer have the mutual desire to live together and/or stay married, and is thus a ground for divorce (dissolution) in most states even though the other spouse may disagree.

NONIMMIGRANT VISA: Visa granted to a foreigner who does not intend to stay in the U.S. permanently.
NOTARY PUBLIC: A person authorized to witness the signing of documents.

A court order for one individual to stay away from another.
Retainer:
Refers to up from payment a client gives a lawyer to accept a case. The client is paying to "retain" the lawyer's services.

Definition -
: an order from a court or quasi-judicial tribunal to stop engaging in a particular activity or practice (as an unfair labor practice)
compare injunction mandamus stay
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Contempt of court can be direct (swearing at a judge or violence against a court officer) or constructive (disobeying a court order). The punishment for contempt is a fine or a brief stay in jail (i.e. overnight).

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