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halted execution

[ˈhɔːltɪd ɪɡˈzɛkjəʃən]
noun phrasepl: halted executions
execução interrompida
1. The suspension or stopping of a planned execution (capital punishment) before it takes place
The halted execution was due to new evidence presented by the defense team.
A execução interrompida foi devido a novas provas apresentadas pela equipe de defesa.
2. In computing, the interruption of a program or process that was running
The halted execution of the script caused the database transaction to rollback.
A execução interrompida do script causou o desfazimento da transação do banco de dados.
Synonyms
suspended executionstayed executioninterrupted executionaborted execution
Antonyms
carried out executioncompleted executionresumed execution

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
execução interrompida
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
execução suspensa
Alternative form preferred in European Portuguese for legal contexts
General
execução paralisada
Also used in both regions for more formal legal terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

last-minute reprieve
stay of execution
reprieve from execution
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