writ of prohibition

English

Noun

writ of prohibition (plural writs of prohibition)

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