Synonyms for stay of execution
stay of exe·cu·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. stay of executionnoun

   an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time

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1. • Law
   • Stay

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1. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop:

   I asked for a pause in their preparations for the executions of Mr Sukumaran and Mr Chan so that we could explore some kind of prisoner swap, or prisoner transfer, or a swap of their Indonesian prisoners who are in jail in Australia for a stay of execution for Mr Sukumaran and Mr Chan.

2. Foreign Minister Bishop:

   There have been some allegations made in relation to the trial and I said that Australia, indeed the international community, would expect those legal processes to be concluded before any other action was taken, i would anticipate that both proceedings -- the Constitutional Court proceedings and the Judicial Commission -- would require to hear evidence. I would anticipate that they would need to hear evidence from Mr. Chan and Mr. Sukumaran, and therefore, my request that these proceedings be allowed to continue and that there be a stay of execution.

3. Foreign Minister Bishop:

   I would anticipate that both proceedings -- the Constitutional Court proceedings and the Judicial Commission -- would require to hear evidence. I would anticipate that they would need to hear evidence from Mr. Chan and Mr. Sukumaran, and therefore, my request that these proceedings be allowed to continue and that there be a stay of execution.

4. Kansai Electric:

   It is very regrettable that the petition for stay of execution was not approved.