SUPERSEDEAS


Meaning of SUPERSEDEAS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsē-dē-əs ]

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 officer from proceeding under another writ

2. : an order staying proceedings of an inferior court

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.