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stay

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

An official suspension or postponement of a proceeding or its enforcement.

In the courtroom scene, a temporary stay pauses enforcement of the order.

Dictionary practice example.

A temporary stay in the classroom case officially postpones the hearing about a workshop closure until a missing record can be supplied.