supersedeas noun.
[su:pǝ'si:dɪas, sju:-] LME.[Latin, lit. 'you shall desist', included in the wording of the writ.]1. Law. A writ commanding the stay of legal proceedings or suspending the powers of an officer. Also
writ of supersedeas.
LME.2. fig. A thing which stops or stays an action etc.; a check.
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