stay of execution
释义
暂缓执行：指暂时停止执行的命令。
例句
1·The prisoner was given a stay of execution .
该囚犯的处决获缓期执行。
2·The court grants the company a two-week stay of execution .
法庭准予该公司为期两周的缓期执行。
3·The court granted the company a two-week stay of execution .
法院准予公司延缓两周执行。
同义词
停止执行；（死刑）缓期执行
reprieve
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