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Solstice

A stopping or standing still of the sun

Red light

through the intersection allowing flow from different directions in alternating succession Also called traffic light traffic signal or stop light When the red light is illuminated the signal means to stop green means to go and amber

Prevent

anticipation of, or in preparation for (a future event, a point in time). The other meanings are to stop, hinder and avoid; make impracticable or impossible, by anticipatory action; stop from happening, State of Maharashtra v. Umrani,

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Delivers the judgment

existence as a member of the Court at the moment of delivery so that he can, if necessary, stop delivery and say that he has changed his mind. There is no need for him to be physically

Leave

used as a verb has been defined thus: 'To go away from, to give up, abandon, forsake, to stop working for, depart or set out.' In the Concise Oxford Dictionary the word 'leave' has been defined as

seizure

also plain view b : the seizing of a person (as for arrest or investigation) see also arrest, stop compare search NOTE: The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right against unreasonable searches and seizures.

order

was jailed for contempt] cease-and-de·sist order [sēs-ənd-di-zist-, -sist-] : an order from a court or quasi-judicial tribunal to stop engaging in a particular activity or practice (as an unfair labor practice) compare injunction, mandamus, stay consent order

arrest

arrest [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay] : the restraining and seizure of

Exception

Exception, exclusion of anything or person; a stop or stay to an action; also the particular point of law stated in the margin of a demurrer.

layby

A paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily

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