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WRIT OF PROHIBITION

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writ of prohibitionnoun
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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A writ from a superior tribunal staying proceedings in a lower court. | A clause in a deed of entail forbidding the heir to sell the estate, contract debt, etc.

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