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• STAY OF PROCEEDINGS
  
  The stopping or preventing of legal actions undertaken. In the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, there is a stay of proceedings in the case of a bankruptcy or in the case of a proposal. This stops all legal actions against the company or person.
  
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