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a court order suspending proceedings or sanctioning a total discontinuance where an action has been compromised or because of some other misconduct by the plaintiff.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
stay of proceedings
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stay of proceedings — ˌstay of proˈceedings noun stays of proceedings PLURALFORM [countable usually singular] LAW the stopping or delaying of a legal trial by a judge: • The court granted a stay of proceedings for three weeks. * * * stay of proceedings UK US noun [C,… … Financial and business terms
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stay of proceedings — delay of procedures … English contemporary dictionary
stay — 1 vt stayed, stay·ing: to temporarily suspend or prevent by judicial or executive order may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a state court U.S. Code stay 2 n: a temporary suspension or injunction of an action or process by a usu.… … Law dictionary
proceedings — pro‧ceed‧ings [prəˈsiːdɪŋz] noun [plural] LAW actions taken in a law court or legal case: • The company s creditors asked an Ontario court to begin formal proceedings against the company. ˈbankruptcy proˌceedings LAW FINANCE a legal case taken … Financial and business terms
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