supersedeas

American  

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

noun

Law.

supersedeas plural

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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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• supersedeas
  plural

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

By superseding the commission by writ of supersedeas, which suspends the power of all the justices, but does not totally destroy it; seeing it may be revived again by another writ, called a procedendo.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir

Here, read that same; There's subject for you; and, if I mistake not, A supersedeas to your melancholy.

From The Poetaster by Jonson, Ben

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

Under certain conditions, if the defendant's hardship could be definitely shown, a writ of certiorari and supersedeas might issue.

From The Grafters by Lynde, Francis

The supersedeas was carried to him by Sir George Coppin, who, at the presenting of it, received it with dejection and tears.

From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac