Writ Of Prohibition (Noun)
Meaning
A judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Supreme Court issued a writ of prohibition to prevent the lower court from hearing a case that was outside its authority.
- The state Supreme Court issued a writ of prohibition to stop the trial court from proceeding with a case that was not within its jurisdiction.
- A writ of prohibition was issued by the federal appeals court to prevent the district court from issuing a ruling on a matter that was being appealed.
- The writ of prohibition filed by the defendant's lawyers prevented the lower court from imposing an unconstitutional gag order.
- In issuing the writ of prohibition, the appellate court effectively took away the lower court's power to act in a particular case.