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Simple English definitions for legal terms

stay

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A quick definition of stay:

Stay: A stay is when a court stops a legal case or the actions of a person temporarily. This can happen for many reasons, like if there is another case happening that will affect the current one or if someone needs to do something before the case can continue. A stay can also stop a punishment from happening, like a jail sentence or a fine. Sometimes, a stay is automatic, which means that a person or company cannot do something until a certain event happens, like in bankruptcy when creditors cannot ask for money until the bankruptcy is over.

A more thorough explanation:

Stay is a legal action taken by a court to stop a legal proceeding or the actions of a party. It is usually temporary and can be issued for various reasons.

  • A stay of proceedings can be issued by a court to stop litigation from continuing. This can happen if there is another proceeding occurring that will affect the present one or if a party must do something before the proceeding can continue.
  • A stay of execution halts the enforcement of a judgement or sentence against someone. For example, a governor or the president can issue a pardon which is a form of stay of execution.
  • An automatic stay is a statutory requirement that a party not pursue some right. For instance, in bankruptcy, creditors are "stayed" from pursuing payments from the debtor until the bankruptcy proceedings have ended.

These examples illustrate how a stay can be used in different legal situations to temporarily stop a legal proceeding or the actions of a party.

Compare with injunction.

statutory subject matter | stay of execution

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21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
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