supersedeas means A type of surety bond that a court requires from an appellant who wants to delay payment of a judgement until the appeal is over. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Etymology
From Latin supersedeās.
noun
- A type of surety bond that a court requires from an appellant who wants to delay payment of a judgement until the appeal is over.
- A writ requiring a lower court to suspend an action.