What is a stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary called?
suspension — (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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