supersedere

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noun

A creditor's voluntary surcease of personal execution in behalf of a debtor.

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Meanings

nounsupersedere (plural supersederes)

plural supersederes

  1. lawA creditor's voluntary surcease of personal execution in behalf of a debtor.

    Mr Sweepclean, secede paulisper, or, in your own language, grant us a supersedere of diligence for five minutes.

    1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Oxford University Press, published 2002, page 406

Origin

Latin

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supersedere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersedere

MLA

“supersedere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersedere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supersedere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersedere.

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