judicial writ
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judicial writ — noun (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer • Syn: ↑writ • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑legal document, ↑legal instrument, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
writ — / rit/ n [Old English, something written] 1: a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2: an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the… … Law dictionary
judicial authorization — index warrant (judicial writ) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
judicial order — index mandate, warrant (judicial writ) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
judicial — Belonging to the office of a judge; as judicial authority. Relating to or connected with the administration of justice; as a judicial officer. Having the character of judgment or formal legal procedure; as a judicial act. Proceeding from a court… … Black's law dictionary
judicial — Belonging to the office of a judge; as judicial authority. Relating to or connected with the administration of justice; as a judicial officer. Having the character of judgment or formal legal procedure; as a judicial act. Proceeding from a court… … Black's law dictionary
writ of error — noun a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑writ, ↑judicial writ * * * : a writ that lies in a competent court after judgment in an action… … Useful english dictionary
writ of prohibition — noun a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑writ, ↑judicial writ * * * : a writ issued by a superior tribunal and directed to an… … Useful english dictionary
writ of mandamus — noun an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official s discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail • Syn: ↑mandamus • Topics:… … Useful english dictionary
writ of right — noun a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑writ, ↑judicial writ * * * 1. : an original writ used to protect a feudal tenant in the enjoyment of his freehold property by trial of… … Useful english dictionary
