supersedeas

American  

[soo-per-see-dee-uhs, -as] / ˌsu pərˈsi di əs, -ˌæs /

noun

Law.

plural

supersedeas

1. a writ ordering a stoppage or suspension of a judicial proceeding, of the execution of a judgment, or of the enforcement of another writ.

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Etymology

Origin of supersedeas

< Latin supersedeās, 2nd person singular present subjunctive of supersedēre to supersede, the writ being so named because supersedeās, i.e., you shall desist, occurs in it

Example Sentences

Accordingly they produced a copy of a forged charter from Henry I. to the town; the court ignored this and the abbot obtained a new charter and a writ of supersedeas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

A supersedeas is a writ, or order, to suspend the powers of an officer, or to stay—that is, stop—action under another writ.

From Civil Government of Virginia by Fox, William Fayette

It is a message from the physician when the patient is past cure, and if the writ be well made, it is a supersedeas for all diseases.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

No bond shall be required of any accused person as a condition of appeal, but a supersedeas bond may be required where the only punishment imposed in the court below is a fine.

From Civil Government of Virginia by Fox, William Fayette

Luke Fox being ice-bound and in peril, writes, "God thinks upon our imprisonment with a supersedeas;" but he was a good and honorable man as well as euphuist.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various