'Writ of prohibition' definitions:

Definition of 'writ of prohibition'

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

Definition of 'Writ of prohibition'

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]