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(A court can also '''stay''' its own order pending an appeal to a higher court.) |
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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 == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:43, May 2, 2012
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 judicial order forbidding or holding in abeyance some action until some particular event occurs, or until the court lifts the stay. [1]