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Webster 1913 Edition

Supersedeas

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Suˊper-se′de-as

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Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Supersedeas

SUPERSE'DEAS

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Noun.
In law, a writ of supersedeas, is a writ or command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings. This writ does not destroy the power of an officer, for it may be revived by another writ called a procedendo.

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