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supersedeas |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Blackstone.