n. a court-ordered delay in inflicting the death penalty.
(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.
A term during which no execution can issue on a judgment.It is either conventional, when the parties agree that no execution shall issue for a certain period; or it is granted by law, usually on condition of entering bail or security for the money.An execution issued before the expiration of the stay is irregular and will be set aside; and the plai...
A court-ordered delay in carrying out the death penalty.
[n] - an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
An order following which judgment cannot be enforced without leave of the court
noun an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time