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cancelled execution

[ˈkænəld ɪɡˈzɛkjuʃən]
nounpl: cancelled executions
execução cancelada
1. The annulment or suspension of a scheduled execution, typically a death sentence that was postponed or permanently halted
The cancelled execution was a result of new evidence that proved the defendant's innocence.
A execução cancelada foi resultado de novas provas que provaram a inocência do réu.
2. The act of preventing a scheduled task, program, or process from being carried out
The cancelled execution of the software update left the system in its previous state.
A execução cancelada da atualização de software deixou o sistema em seu estado anterior.
Synonyms
aborted executionhalted executionsuspended executionstayed executioncommuted sentence
Antonyms
carried out executioncompleted executionproceeded execution

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
execução cancelada
Standard usage in legal and computing contexts
Portugal
execução cancelada
Standard usage; alternative 'execução suspensa' also used
General Brazilian
pena suspensa
Legal context for death sentence cancellation

Related Idioms & Phrases

stay of execution
reprieve from execution
last-minute stay
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