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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: writ of prohibition (0.01069 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to writ of prohibition.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: writ of prohibition writ of prohibition n : a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case
English → English (gcide) Definition: Writ of prohibition Prohibition \Pro`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. prohibitio: cf. F. prohibition.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict. [1913 Webster] The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly of prohibitions. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of alcoholic liquors as beverages. [1913 Webster] Writ of prohibition (Law), a writ issued by a superior tribunal, directed to an inferior court, commanding the latter to cease from the prosecution of a suit depending before it. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] Note: By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself. [1913 Webster]

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