"supersedeas" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: supersedeases [plural]
Etymology: From Latin supersedeās. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|supersedeās}} Latin supersedeās Head templates: {{en-noun}} supersedeas (plural supersedeases)
  1. (law) A type of surety bond that a court requires from an appellant who wants to delay payment of a judgement until the appeal is over.
    Sense id: en-supersedeas-en-noun-5Hs0Vrbe Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  2. (law) A writ requiring a lower court to suspend an action.
    Sense id: en-supersedeas-en-noun-di7ZJQhf Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Topics: law

Inflected forms

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