(law法律) a delay in following the order of a court缓期执行- to grant a stay of execution准予缓期执行
- There will be no stay of execution and few mourners for this concrete tower block, due to be demolished next month.对于这个将于下个月被拆除的混凝土塔楼,死刑将不会暂停,也不会有多少哀悼者。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2 See also execution | stay