Judicial Writ (Noun)
Meaning
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The judge issued a judicial writ to compel the defendant to appear in court and testify.
- The court granted a judicial writ of habeas corpus to determine whether the prisoner was being held lawfully.
- A judicial writ of mandamus was issued to force the government agency to comply with the law.
- The judicial writ of certiorari was used to review the decision of the lower court and determine if it was lawful.
- The lawyer filed a petition for a judicial writ of prohibition to prevent the opposing party from taking further action.