Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Supersede

vb 1 To annul, make void, or repeal by taking the place of <the 1996 statute supersedes the 1989 act>. 2. To invoke or make applicable the right of supersedeas against (an award of damages) <what is the amount of the bond necessary to supersede the judgment against her?>. - supersession (for sense 1), n.

Supersedeas

n. [Latin "you shall desist"] A writ or bond that suspends a judgment creditor's power to levy execution, usu. pending appeal. - Also termed writ of supersedeas. Pl. supersedeases (soopar-see-dee-as-iz).

supersedeas bond

An appellant's bond to stay execution on a judgment during the pendency of the appeal. Fed. R. Civ. P. 62(d); Fed. R. App. P. 8(b). - Often shortened to supersedeas. See SUPERSEDE (2). Cf, appeal bond.

writ of supersedeas

See SUPERSEDEAS.