writ of prohibition (English, noun)
expansion: writ of prohibition (plural writs of prohibition)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: A writ from a superior tribunal staying proceedings in a lower court.
topics: law
glosses: A clause in a deed of entail forbidding the heir to sell the estate, contract debt, etc.
tags: Scotland
Forms:
form: writs of prohibition
tags: plural