su·per·se·de·as /ˌsü-pər-'sē-dē-əs/ n [Medieval Latin, you should desist (word used in the writ)]
1: a common-law writ commanding a stay of legal proceedings that is issued under various conditions and esp. to stay an officer from proceeding under another writ
2: an order suspending the proceedings of an inferior court and esp. the enforcement of a judgment until reviewed on appeal
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.