su·per·se·de·as  (sōō'pər-sē'dē-əs)  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 supersedeās, you must desist (from the writ), from Latin, second person sing. present subjunctive of supersedēre, to desist from; see supersede.] |