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supersedeas

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su·per·se·de·as  (spr-sd-s)
n.
A writ containing a command to stay legal proceedings, as in the halting or delaying of the execution of a sentence.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin supersedes, you must desist (from the writ), from Latin, second person sing. present subjunctive of supersedre, to desist from; see supersede.]


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45) The appellant may obtain a stay of a damages judgment by providing a supersedeas bond.
Hins argued that the trial court erred when it denied her motion for a supersedeas bond.
The state quickly amended its appeal bond statute to eliminate the requirement that a supersedeas bond for the full amount be posted to prevent execution on the judgment pending appeal.
 
 
 
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