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❑  01 – STAY:

➧ TRANSLATIONS:

[1] TO STAY (Translation | Ordinary English) – FICAR, PERMANECER.

[2] TO STAY (Translation | Legal English) – PARAR, SUSPENDER (uma audiência), SUSPENDER (a execução),

➧ DEFINITIONS:

[1] TO STAY (verb | definition | Legal English) – to stop an action temporarily. [www.ekhtebar.ir]

[2] STAY (noun | definition | Legal English) – the temporary stopping of an order made by a court. [www.ekhtebar.ir]

➧ EXAMPLES:

• The court granted the company a two week stay of execution. – O tribunal concedeu à empresa uma suspensão de execução de duas semanas. [www.ekhtebar.ir]
• One of the parties asked for the action to be stayed for a month to allow for a settlement to be attempted. – Uma das partes pediu que a ação fosse suspensa por um mês para permitir a tentativa de um acordo. [www.ekhtebar.ir]