SUPERSEDEAS

Latin: In practice. A writ ordering the suspension or superseding of another writ previously Issued. It directs the ofllcer to whom it is issued to refrain from executing or acting under another writ which is in his hands or may come to him. By a conventional extension of the term it has come to be used as a designation of the effect of any proceeding or act in a cause which, … [Read more...] about SUPERSEDEAS

To replace, to erase or remove and replace with another. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition To annul; to stay; to suspend. Thus, it is said that the proceedings of outlawry may be superseded by the entry of appearance before the return of the exigent or that the court would supersede a fiat in bankruptcy, if found to have been improperly issued. Brown. … [Read more...] about SUPERSEDE

In old English law. Overplus; surplus; residue or balance. Bract fol. 301; Spelman. … [Read more...] about SUPERPLUSAGIUM

Lat. Surcharging a common; i.e., putting In beasts of a number or kind other than the right of common allows. Superonoratione pastures. A judicial writ that lay against him who was impleaded in the county court for the surcharge of a common with his cattle, in a case where he was formerly impleaded for it in the same court, and the cause was removed into one of the superior … [Read more...] about SUPERONERATIO

Lat. In Roman law. Advocates who were not registered or enrolled and did not belong to the college of advocates. They were not attached to any local jurisdiction. See STATUTI. … [Read more...] about SUPERNUMERARII