stay of execution
noun phrase
: an order that temporarily stops an execution
The court issued a stay of execution.
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TikTok went dark in the United States for a little while, but is now back online here thanks to a stay of execution from Donald Trump.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Trump's last-minute effort to give TikTok a stay of execution is one more twist in a case that already scrambles every ideological dividing line.
—Sam Baker, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The ruling came after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals earlier Thursday night denied a motion for a stay of execution, reversing a judge's temporary injunction that was handed down earlier that day.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
Then, on Tuesday morning, members of the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence wrote a letter requesting a stay of execution for Roberson until the end of the 2025 legislative session, allowing the legislature time to consider amendments to Article 11.073 and other relevant legislation.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Trump's last-minute effort to give TikTok a stay of execution is one more twist in a case that already scrambles every ideological dividing line.
—Sam Baker, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The ruling came after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals earlier Thursday night denied a motion for a stay of execution, reversing a judge's temporary injunction that was handed down earlier that day.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
Then, on Tuesday morning, members of the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence wrote a letter requesting a stay of execution for Roberson until the end of the 2025 legislative session, allowing the legislature time to consider amendments to Article 11.073 and other relevant legislation.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Stay of execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20of%20execution. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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