supersedeas

(-sē′dē as′)

noun

a legal document issued to halt or delay the action of some process of law

Origin: ME < L, you shall desist < supersedere: see supersede

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noun

A writ containing a command to stay legal proceedings, as in the halting or delaying of the execution of a sentence.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin supersedeās, you must desist (from the writ)

Origin: , from Latin

Origin: , second person sing. present subjunctive of supersedēre, to desist from; see supersede

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