Supersedere
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
I. To supersede; stay: desist from; neglect. In Scotch law, a sist. Supersedeas (that you refrain) -. a writ granted to forbid the operation of another writ; a writ to stay proceedings or suspend jurisdiction.