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Nothing drew me to the film business. I was propelled by the fear and anxiety of Vietnam. I had been drafted into the Marines. My brother was already serving in Vietnam. I bought, if you will, a stay of execution - both literally and figuratively - and went on to graduate school of business from the law school that I was attending.
Peter Guber

Meaning of "stay of execution" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STAY OF EXECUTION

stay of execution  [steɪ əv ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAY OF EXECUTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stay of execution is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STAY OF EXECUTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stay of execution

A stay of execution is a court order to temporarily suspend the execution of a court judgment or other court order. The word "execution" does not necessarily mean the death penalty; it refers to the imposition of whatever judgment is being stayed. A stay can be granted automatically by operation of law or conventionally, when the parties in a civil or criminal case agree that no execution shall occur for a certain period. If a party appeals a decision, any judgment issued by the original court may be stayed until the appeal is resolved.

Definition of stay of execution in the English dictionary

The definition of stay of execution in the dictionary is if you are given stay of execution you are legally allowed to delay obeying an order of a court of law.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAY OF EXECUTION


allocution
ˌæləˈkjuːʃən
attribution
ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃən
circumlocution
ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən
consecution
ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən
constitution
ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən
contribution
ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən
distribution
ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən
elocution
ˌɛləˈkjuːʃən
execution
ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃən
illocution
ˌɪləˈkjuːʃən
inexecution
ɪnˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃən
institution
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən
interlocution
ˌɪntəlɒˈkjuːʃən
locution
ləʊˈkjuːʃən
perlocution
ˌpɜːlɒˈkjuːʃən
persecution
ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃən
prolocution
ˌprəʊləˈkjuːʃən
prosecution
ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən
reconstitution
ˌriːkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən
substitution
ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAY OF EXECUTION

stave off
staves
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staving
Stavropol
stavudine
stay
stay out
stay put
stay stitching
stay-at-home
stayaway
staycation
stayer
staying power
stayless
staymaker
Stayman
stays
staysail

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAY OF EXECUTION

absolution
accreditation
caution
dilution
diminution
dissolution
evolution
First Amendment of the Constitution
high resolution
high-resolution
New Year resolution
October Revolution
Poisson distribution
pollution
precaution
redistribution
resolution
restitution
retribution
revolution
solution

Synonyms and antonyms of stay of execution in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stay of execution» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAY OF EXECUTION

Find out the translation of stay of execution to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stay of execution from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stay of execution» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死缓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suspensión de la ejecución
570 millions of speakers

English

stay of execution
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निष्पादन के रहने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وقف التنفيذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приостановление исполнения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suspensão da execução
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত্যুদণ্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suspension de l´exécution
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tinggal pelaksanaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aussetzung der Vollziehung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

執行猶予
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실행 의 숙박
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tetep saka eksekusi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoãn thi hành án
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரணதண்டனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंमलबजावणी स्थगित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Infaza devam etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sospensione dell´esecuzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zawieszenie wykonania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зупинення виконання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suspendarea executării
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναστολή της εκτέλεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verblyf van die uitvoering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppskov med verkställigheten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opphold for henrettelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stay of execution

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAY OF EXECUTION»

The term «stay of execution» is normally little used and occupies the 115.960 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAY OF EXECUTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stay of execution

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2 QUOTES WITH «STAY OF EXECUTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stay of execution.
1
Peter Guber
Nothing drew me to the film business. I was propelled by the fear and anxiety of Vietnam. I had been drafted into the Marines. My brother was already serving in Vietnam. I bought, if you will, a stay of execution - both literally and figuratively - and went on to graduate school of business from the law school that I was attending.
2
Dustin Hoffman
A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAY OF EXECUTION»

Discover the use of stay of execution in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stay of execution and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stay of Execution
Bob Skinner investigates a series of seemingly random incidents that may be linked to an attack planned on the Pope during his visit to Edinburgh.
Quintin Jardine, 2011
2
Superseding and Staying Judgments: A National Compendium
59 A party can seek an immediate stay of proceedings before the district court, but may be required to post security.60 Once a notice of appeal is filed, there is an automatic stay of execution of all judgments for a period of fourteen days.61 After ...
Roger Townsend, 2007
3
French Administrative Law
In urgent cases, the president is empowered to order such steps as are necessary to put an end to a plainly unlawful situation other than by a stay of execution of the administrative decision (as to which see below) or by issuing orders to the ...
Lionel Neville Brown, John Bell, 1998
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Binns's Justice: Or, Magistrate's Daily Companion: a ...
[to the action,](a) and the judgment rendered shall be above five dollars and thirty - three cents, and not exceeding twenty dollars, there shall be a stay of execution( o) for three months; and where the judgment shall be above twenty dollars and ...
John Binns, Frederick Charles Brightly, 1870
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Purdon's digest: A digest of the laws of Pennsylvania, from ...
The bail in all cases where bail is now required for the stay of execution, shall be °' “°°““"“- bail absolute, with one or more suflicient sureties, in double the amount of the debt or damages, interest and costs recovered, conditioned for the a ment ...
Pennsylvania, John Purdon, Frederick Charles Brightly, 1856
6
Criminal Procedure Law: Principles, Rules and Practices
15.1.4 Stay of Execution Art. 188.—Stay of execution. (1) Repealed. (2) Where an accused person is released on bail pending the hearing of his appeal the sentence of imprisonment shall not commence until the court of appeal delivers its ...
Simeneh Kiros Assefa, 2010
7
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court ...
The act of the Legislature of Mo. directing a stay of execution on judgments obtained before justices of the peace, is unconstitutional Doth as it regards the constitution of this State and of the U. S. Opinion of the court delivered by McGirk,  ...
Missouri. Supreme Court, William Barclay Napton, Samuel Mansfield Bay, 1837
8
Introduction to French Law
Indeed, they have to obey such a measure even if they challenge it in court, provided the court has not yet annulled the measure or ordered a stay of execution. Thus, the classical case law recognizes a general principle, nowhere spelled out ...
George A. Bermann, Etienne Picard, 2008
9
The Criminal Process in the People's Republic of China, ...
In some basic level people's courts the percentage is even larger . . . Suspension of sentence cannot be confused with a stay of execution of punishment. A stay of execution of punishment refers to a situation after the determination of judgment ...
Jerome Alan Cohen, 1968
10
When the State Kills: Capital Punishment and the American ...
First, a lesson emerges about the difference between state killing and murder, namely that the former is subject to the continuing normative standards and control of the community. As Cover notes, the last-minute stay of execution reminds us ...
Austin Sarat, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAY OF EXECUTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stay of execution is used in the context of the following news items.
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Williams Receives Last-Minute Stay of Execution: Tyler native …
Clifton Williams, the 31-year-old Tyler native set for execution this evening (Thursday) for the 2005 murder of 93-year-old Cecelia Schneider, received a stay of ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Grieving relatives of Filipina maid Mary Jane Veloso not told of last …
The temporary stay of execution followed a mass campaign in the Philippines that resonated in Indonesia, which sends millions of labourers and domestic ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
3
At Least 1 of the 'Bali Nine' Gets Stay of Execution
CILICAP, Indonesia (AP) — A woman Philippine convict — one of nine people due to face a firing squad — has won a stay of execution, Indonesia's attorney ... «U.S. News & World Report, Apr 15»
4
Texas death row inmate gets last minute stay of execution
Just hours before Texas inmate Robert Pruett was due to be executed on Tuesday for his fatal stabbing of a prison guard in 1999, a state trial judge granted him ... «RT, Apr 15»
5
Missouri executes Andre Cole for 1998 stabbing death
The execution began at 10:15 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at 10:24 p.m. ... Supreme Court has denied a request from Andre Cole for a stay of execution. «St. Louis Public Radio, Apr 15»
6
Pakistani man Shafqat Hussain 'given stay of execution'
A Pakistani man convicted of manslaughter as a minor and due to be hanged on Thursday has been granted a stay of execution, a charity fighting his case says. «BBC News, Mar 15»
7
Cecil Clayton executed by lethal injection
While the Supreme Court denied Cecil Clayton's request for a stay, Justices Ruth ... Kagan said in a statement they would have granted the stay of execution. «St. Louis Public Radio, Mar 15»
8
Kelly Gissendaner death penalty: faith leaders petition for stay of
Faith leaders in Georgia have petitioned for a permanent stay of execution for Kelly Gissendaner, who was due to be given the lethal injection yesterday. «ChristianToday, Mar 15»
9
Prisoner Given Last-Minute Stay of Execution
Prisoner Given Last-Minute Stay of Execution. Richard Glossip is one of three inmates given a temporary reprieve, the day before he was due to be killed by ... «Sky News, Jan 15»
10
Attorneys For Charles Warner Asking For Stay Of Execution
And this week the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a stay of execution for Charles Warner and the other three death row inmates set to be executed in the ... «news9.com KWTV, Jan 15»

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