Sursiser
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
or SURCESSER (Law Fr.) To neglect; to omit doing a thing; to surcease; to fail to obey process. _ Si levesque sursist nostre somounse, si soit attache de verier par destresse, if the bishop fail to obey our summons, he shall be attached to appear by distress. Britt. c. 26. See "Sursise." SURSUM REDDERE (Law Lat.) In old conveyancing. To render up; to surrender. See "Sursum Redditio." SURSUM REDDITIO (Law Lat.) In old conveyancing. A surrender. The yielding up of an estate for life or years to him that hath an immediate estate in reversion or remainder, wherein the estate for life or years may drown by mutual agreement between them. A surrender must be by mutual agreement of the parties. 91 111. App. 520.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
surcesser, I fr. To neglect; to omit doing a thing; to surcease; to fail to obey process.