idiom [phrase]

Abati ya kisheria

Maana (Definition)

A judicial order temporarily suspending legal proceedings or enforcement of a judgment.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

legal stay of execution / statutory injunction

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

stop ya sheria

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Legal Idiom

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wakili aliwasilisha ombi la abati ya kisheria kuzuia kubomolewa kwa jengo."

Translation: The lawyer filed an application for a legal stay of execution to halt building demolition.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Bahari haina kizuizi Amri ya kuzuia