writ of prohibition

writ of prohibition
A writ which commands the person or tribunal to whom it is directed not to do something which, by the suggestion of the relator, the court is informed he is about to do. Better defined as a writ to prevent a tribunal possessing judicial or quasi-judicial powers from exercising jurisdiction over matters not within its cognizance, or exceeding its jurisdiction in matters of which it has cognizance. 42 Am J1st Prohib § 2.

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  • writ of prohibition — writ′ of prohibi′tion n. law a command by a higher court that a lower court shall not exercise jurisdiction in a particular case • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

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  • writ of prohibition — Law. a command by a higher court that a lower court shall not exercise jurisdiction in a particular case. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • writ of prohibition — noun Law a command by a higher court that a lower court shall not exercise jurisdiction in a particular case, now replaced by a prerogative order …  

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