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supersedeas definition

su·per·se·deas (-sē′dē as′)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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