writ of prohibition
Noun
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A judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case (synset 106568141)
referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
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