MOTION TO LIFT THE STAY

motion to lift the stay.Bankruptcy. A party’s request that the bankruptcy court alter the automatic bankruptcy stay to allow the movant to act against the debtor or the debtor’s property, as when a creditor seeks permission to foreclose on a lien because its security interest is not adequately protected. — Also termed motion for relief from stay; motion to modify the stay. [Cases: Bankruptcy 2435. C.J.S. Bankruptcy § 89.]

[Blacks Law 8th]