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writ of prohibition

 
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–noun Law.
a command by a higher court that a lower court shall not exercise jurisdiction in a particular case.
Origin:
1875–80
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writ of prohibition  
n.   pl. writs of prohibition
An order issued by a higher court commanding a lower court to cease from proceeding in some matter not within its jurisdiction.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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