staking

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
From, , from , from , equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) An act of stabbing with a stake.

Etymology
From. Equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) strike work stoppage

Etymology
From. First attested in the sixteenth century.

Noun

 * 1) strike work stoppage
 * 2) cessation, delay, the act of ending or delaying something
 * 3) deadlock, tie in voting