A form of surety bond that guarantees to the court that the party against whom a judgment was rendered will pay the judgment if the appeal fails.
Bond guaranteeing payment of original judgment and cost of appeal should the appeal to a court of higher jurisdiction be unsuccessful.
One filed in court by a party against whom a judgment has been rendered, in order to stay execution of the judgment pending appeal to a higher court, in hope of reversing the judgment. The bond guarantees that the judgment will be paid if the appeal fails.
A bond filed by the party appealing the case.
Security that an appellate court may require from an appellant in a civil case as a condition of staying an execution of judgment. supersedeas bond is an appellant's bond required to stay execution of a judgment pending an appeal.