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A '''stay''' is an appellate [[court]] order that suspends and blocks enforcement of a lower court order. A court can also '''stay''' its own order pending an appeal to a higher court.
A '''stay''' is an appellate [[court]] order that suspends and blocks enforcement of a lower court order. A court can also '''stay''' its own order pending an appeal to a higher court.
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A judicial order forbidding or holding in abeyance some action until some particular event occurs, or until the court lifts the stay. [http://law.yourdictionary.com/stay.]
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== See also ==
== See also ==