Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supersedeas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-sedeas
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A writ requiring a lower court to suspend an action.

Etymology

From Latin supersedeās.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: supersedeās

Inflected Forms

supersedeases (plural)

Questions

What does supersedeas mean?: 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.
Where does supersedeas come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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