stay an order/ruling/execution etclaw if a judge stays an order, ruling etc, they stop a particular decision from being used or a particular action from happening 暂缓[延缓]执行命令/判决/处决等 → stay in touch at touch2(4)stay an order/ruling/execution etc• Rivals got a stay order from the courts, though after a backroom deal in mid-March the government got its way.
→ stay an order/ruling/execution etc at stay1(7)