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Writ of prohibition
(gcide) | Prohibition \Pro`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. prohibitio: cf. F.
prohibition.]
1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction
forbidding some action; interdict.
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The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists
mostly of prohibitions. --Tillotson.
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2. Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of
alcoholic liquors as beverages.
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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.
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Note: By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself.
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writ of prohibition
(wn) | writ of prohibition
n 1: a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court
not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case |
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writ of prohibition
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writ of prohibition
(wn) | writ of prohibition
n 1: a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court
not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case |
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