HyperDic: writ_of_error

English > 1 sense of the expression *writ of error*:
NOUN	communication	writ of error	a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial

English > *writ of error*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial.
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	writ, judicial writ	(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer