HyperDic: writ_of_prohibition

English > 1 sense of the expression *writ of prohibition*:
NOUN	communication	writ of prohibition	a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case

English > *writ of prohibition*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case.
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