supersedeas

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 another writ
2: an order suspending the proceedings of an inferior court and esp. the enforcement of a judgment until reviewed on appeal

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

supersedeas
(soo-per-seed-es) Latin for "you shall desist," an order (writ) by an appeals court commanding a lower court not to enforce or proceed with a judgment or sentence pending the decision on the appeal or until further order of the appeals court.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


supersedeas
n. Latin You shall forbear or desist. A writ suspending or staying a proceeding in order to maintain the status quo, pending appeal. It usually stays a creditor's taking possession of property pursuant to a lower court's ruling.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


supersedeas
The name given to a writ, a court order, from a higher court commanding a lower court to suspend a particular proceeding.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


supersedeas
I
The name given to a writ, a court order, from a higher court commanding a lower court to suspend a particular proceeding.
 II Preventing or annulling; a writ to stay a legal proceeding.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

supersedeas
[sooh-purr-said-ee-uhs]
   Latin for "you shall desist," an order (writ) by an appeals court commanding a lower court not to enforce or proceed with a judgment or sentence pending the decision on the appeal or until further order of the appeals court.
   See also: appeal, court of appeals

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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