Definition of judicial writ Judicial writ
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What does judicial writ mean?
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| judicial writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | ||
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| legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| court order a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something | ||
| warrant a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts | ||
| assize an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property | ||
| certiorari, writ of certiorari a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case | ||
| writ of habeas corpus, habeas corpus the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment | ||
| venire facias a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty | ||
| mandamus, writ of mandamus 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 | ||
| attachment the act of attaching or affixing something | ||
| fieri facias a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt | ||
| scire facias a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled | ||
| sequestration seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized | ||
| writ of detinue a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained | ||
| writ of election a writ ordering the holding of an election | ||
| writ of error a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial | ||
| writ of prohibition a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case | ||
| writ of right a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner | ||
| summons, process a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant | ||
| subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court | ||
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