su·per·se·de·as 
(s′pər-sēdē-əs)
(s′pər-sēdē-əs)n.
A writ that suspends the power of a lower court to issue an execution on a judgment where an appeal to a higher court has been taken.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin supersedeās, you must desist (from the writ), from Latin, second person sing. present subjunctive of supersedēre, to desist from; see SUPERSEDE.]