supersedeas
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
(soo-per-seed-es) Latin for "you shall desist," an order (writ) by an appeals court commanding a lower court not to enforce or proceed with a judgment or sentence pending the decision on the appeal or until further order of the appeals court.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:25 pm