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Legal Pause Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

28%3 Proceed without pause, wanting, for example, to take legal action
noun

• French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

verb

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

17%4Pause-filling sound
noun

• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

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New York Times11 Feb 2018 Down 62
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