supersedeas

supersedeas
supersedeas writ to stay legal proceedings, Latin, lit. "you shall desist," second person sing. subjunctive of supersedare (see SUPERSEDE (Cf. supersede)).

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  • supersedeas — su·per·se·de·as /ˌsü pər sē dē əs/ n [Medieval Latin, you should desist (word used in the writ)] 1: a common law writ commanding a stay of legal proceedings that is issued under various conditions and esp. to stay an officer from proceeding under …   Law dictionary

  • Supersedeas — Su per*se de*as, n. [L., suspend, set aside, stay, 2d pers. sing. present subjunctive of supersedere. See {Supersede}.] (Law) A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Supersedĕas — (lat., »laß ab«), in England Befehl, das Verfahren einzustellen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • supersedeas — [so͞o΄pərsē′dē as΄] n. [ME < L, you shall desist < supersedere: see SUPERSEDE] a legal document issued to halt or delay the action of some process of law …   English World dictionary

  • supersedeas — /sooh peuhr see dee euhs, as /, n., pl. supersedeas. Law. a writ ordering a stoppage or suspension of a judicial proceeding, of the execution of a judgment, or of the enforcement of another writ. [ < L supersedeas, 2nd person sing. pres. subj. of …   Universalium

  • supersedeas — noun (plural supersedeas) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, you shall refrain, from supersedēre Date: 14th century 1. a common law writ commanding a stay of legal proceedings that is issued under various conditions and especially to stay an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • supersedeas — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsēdēəs noun (plural supersedeas) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, you shall desist, 2d singular present subjunctive of supersedēre to supersede; from the occurrence of the word in the writ …   Useful english dictionary

  • supersedeas bond — see bond 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Supersedeas bond — A supersedeas bond is a type of surety bond that a court requires from an appellant who wants to delay payment of a judgment until the appeal is over.An appellant s bond to stay execution on a judgment during the pendency of the appeal. Fed. R.… …   Wikipedia

  • supersedeas bond — A bond required upon obtaining supersedeas, conditioned to protect the interest of the appellee or defendant in error. 4 Am J2d A & E § 369. A bond given by a party appealing from a judgment to stay execution thereon pending the appeal …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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