Stay in the United States
A formal stopping of a judicial proceeding or some other process. A stay is put into effect by an order from a court. The stay holds the status quo until some specified action occurs. Stays differ from recesses and continuances, which are simply short or long-term adjournments of proceedings. A recess is like an intermission, and proceedings resume at a specified time. Resumption of proceedings stopped by a stay is typically contingent on the completion of some other action.
See Also
Injunction (Criminal Process).
Analysis and Relevance
A stay resembles an injunction in that it may suspend particular actions. The stay permits consideration of some issue that might not be otherwise possible. Stays are often obtained in capital punishment cases to delay executions long enough to permit additional appeals. If an appeal is unsuccessful, the stay is dissolved and the punishment is implemented. When a court issues a stay, it makes no ruling on the merits of, for example, an additional appeals issue. Stays may also be obtained to delay the execution of orders in various civil actions.
Notes and References
- Definition of Stay from the American Law Dictionary, 1991, California
Stay Definition
The arresting of a judicial proceeding or process.
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The arresting of a judicial proceeding or process.
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Practical Information
Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982
The legal procedure of stopping a judicial proceeding by the order of a court. The proceeding may be stopped under the authority of the various stay laws that have been enacted by legislation. These stay laws are applicable in legal proceedings in both civil and criminal cases if the situation covered by the legislation exists. For example, in a criminal case, when a woman is capitally convicted and she is proven to be with child, there will be a stay of execution until after her delivery. In a civil case concerning legal remedies against debtors, a moratorium may grant a term of suspension of certain of these legal remedies during times of financial distress.
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Stay in Immigration Law
In this area of law, Stay means: An order by an Immigration Judge, or a rule of law, that stops the Department of Homeland Security from removing an alien.
Meaning of Stay
In plain or simple terms, Stay means: Stopping a judicial proceeding by order of a court.
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See Also
Capital Punishment.
Further Reading (Articles)
Way to stay! Produce a dependable “stay” in your dog, no matter what the distraction.(TRAINING), Whole Dog Journal; March 1, 2006; Richmond, Mardi
Appellate Stays in Civil Cases: Florida and Federal Courts Offer More Security Flexibility Than Believed, but Stay Violations Still Have Teeth, Florida Bar Journal; December 1, 2012; Easley, Dorothy F.
Appellate stays and bonds.(Florida), Florida Bar Journal; May 1, 2001; Elligett, Raymond T., Jr. Scheb, John M.
Stay Well™ at MGM Grand Continues to Lead Hotel Wellness Trend in Las Vegas with Significant Expansion of Delos[R]-Designed Wellness Hotel Rooms, Life Science Weekly; October 1, 2013
Extended-Stay Hotels, The Washington Post; July 23, 1989; James T. Yenckel
Extended stay hotels service mobile society, Vermont Business Magazine; October 1, 2000; Hedbor, Eloise Roberts
Stay-at-Home Dads: Uncommon and Exceptional – Findings from the 2013 DDB Life Style Study[R], Pediatrics Week; July 6, 2013
Stay-at-Home Moms Report More Depression, Sadness, Anger; But low-income stay-at-home moms struggle the most.(Survey), Gallup Poll News Service; May 18, 2012; Mendes, Elizabeth Saad, Lydia McGeeney, Kyley
Extended-Stay: A World Of Possibilities., Hotels; November 1, 2000; Hensdill, Cherie
Extended Stay America Inc. Eyes Ontario, Calif., Airport Hotel Market.(Originated from The Business Press, Ontario, Calif.), Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; July 23, 1996; Messinger, Rob
Extended-stay properties emerge as new superstars of lodging sector., Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; November 14, 2004
Extended Stay Hotels buy 16 properties in 9 states., Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC); May 12, 2005
Stay before Things Take Off?, Mondaq Business Briefing; February 10, 2014
The Stay of Judgments and Proceedings in Florida State Courts, Florida Bar Journal; January 1, 2012; Russo, Anthony J.
STAY-AT-HOME MOMS ARE MORE LIKELY YOUNGER, HISPANIC AND FOREIGN-BORN THAN OTHER MOTHERS., States News Service; October 1, 2009
Extended Stay sells for $8 billion., Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC); April 19, 2007
Burgeoning exte
nded stay continues to out perform.(Global update: research)(Candlewood Suites)(Intercontinental Hotels Group), Hotels; May 1, 2004; Strauss, Karyn
Extended-stay’s lower tier stays in high-performing mode.(Trends & Stats), Hotel & Motel Management; September 20, 2004; Lomanno, Mark V.
STAY AWHILE… | SURGING EXTENDED-STAY HOTEL MARKET A SUITE DEAL FOR BUSINESS TRAVELERS LOOKING TO LIVE ON THE CHEAP WHILE ON ASSIGNMENT, The Beacon News – Aurora (IL); June 7, 1998
STAY FOR A WHILE… HOTELS WITH COMFORTS OF HOME FIT RIGHT INTO CORPORATE LIFE, Sun Publications (IL); May 21, 1998
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