SUPERSE'DEAS, 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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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.