Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In stock-broking, an order given by a person to his broker to sell or buy a specified stock when the price reaches a specified figure.
- n. An order issued out of the court of chancery on petition of one having an assigned or other interest in funds in the hands of the paymaster-general of that court, staying the payment thereof. Any person who has a lien on funds in court may obtain a stop-order.
Examples
“It's not just that the one BP continues to use despite an EPA stop-order is toxic.”
The Huffington Post: Obama's Options: What He Can And Should Say About The Oil Spill Today
“The agreement which was concluded in 2000 provided for matters such as time off for shop stewards to attend training, stop-order deductions for union subscriptions, the creation of bargaining structures at municipal level and the right to elect full-time shop stewards where membership reached a certain level," Forbes said.”
“Members of the other nine unions who wished to contribute a day's pay had until the end of June to supply the employer with a signed stop-order to that effect.”
“But to stop all deductions without investigating alternate systems of stop-order deductions, or establishing the impact on, and legal rights of, the consumers and industries involved, is irresponsible," it said in a statement.”
“NUM PWV official Archie Palane pointed out that stop-order facilities were offered at Anglo mines where union membership was less than 50 per cent of the workforce.”
“It said in a statement it had declared a dispute on October 16 after the head office refused stop-order facilities for union subscriptions.”
“The NUM said Anglo had maintained stop-order facilities could not be offered because union membership at head office was below 50 per cent of the office staff.”
“Led by SACTU and ANC militants - Christina Matthews and Mabel Balfour - the Transvaal FCWU won wage increases and arranged for three stop-order arrangements in 1955.”
“Africa (SEIFSA) granted stop-order rights (dues cheek-off) to three black unions”
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“Port Elizabeth company, Industex; the union was granted stop-order facilities.”
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