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

Noun Inflected Forms

• 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

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supersedeas

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 William Fayette Fox

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 Sir William Blackstone

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

Lord Plunket is said to have acutely felt his forced resignation of the Irish Chancellorship, and his supersedeas by Lord Campbell.

From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Mark Lemon

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

From The Grafters by Francis Lynde