Writ-of-error
a writ issued by an appellate court to the court of record where a case was tried, requiring that the record of the trial be sent to the appellate court for examination of alleged errors.
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noun (law) a writ ordering that a judgment be enforced
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a command by a higher court that a lower court shall not exercise jurisdiction in a particular case.
- Writ-of-right
english law. a writ directed to a person who presided over a feudal court, directing him to render justice between his v-ssals in a dispute as to ownership of land: usually led to a trial in a royal court if feudal ownership was involved. law. a common-law writ to restore land to its rightful owner […]