'Writ of prohibition' definitions:

Definition of 'writ of prohibition'

noun

A judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case

From: GCIDE

Prohibition \Pro`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. prohibitio: cf. F. prohibition.]
1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict. [1913 Webster]
The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly of prohibitions. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
2. Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of alcoholic liquors as beverages. [1913 Webster]
Writ of prohibition (Law), a writ issued by a superior tribunal, directed to an inferior court, commanding the latter to cease from the prosecution of a suit depending before it. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
Note: By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself. [1913 Webster]