English Explanatory Dictionary

writ of prohibition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A writ from a superior tribunal staying proceedings in a lower court.
  2. A clause in a deed of entail forbidding the heir to sell the estate, contract debt, etc.

Word forms

writ of prohibition writs of prohibition
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