stay of execution in a sentence

Examples

1. Accordingly, the application to vacate the stay of execution is granted.
2. The inmate, Joseph Roger O'Dell III, received a stay of execution.
3. Can I request a stay of execution to fix this up?
4. Abigail Faulkner is given a temporary stay of execution because she is pregnant.
5. An appeal was filed and an automatic stay of execution granted.
6. The court also granted a stay of execution pending their appeal.
7. Owners sought an immediate stay of execution of the injunction and were denied.
8. Hammer has had three stays of execution; no execution date has been set.
9. A federal judge denied a 30-day stay of execution for Allen Wednesday night.
10. The convicts'lawyers were expected to seek stays of execution on Friday.