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Stay of execution

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004692

A court order that temporarily suspends the enforcement of a judgment, most notably a death sentence. This delay is granted to provide a defendant with time to pursue further legal options, such as an appeal or a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A stay can be issued by the trial court, an appellate court, or a supreme court, including the Supreme Court of the United States.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004692
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004692",
  "term": "Stay of execution",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A court order that temporarily suspends the enforcement of a judgment, most notably a death sentence. This delay is granted to provide a defendant with time to pursue further legal options, such as an appeal or a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A stay can be issued by the trial court, an appellate court, or a supreme court, including the Supreme Court of the United States.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/stay-of-execution/"
}

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