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Writ of prohibition Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Writ of prohibition has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case

2

A writ from a superior tribunal staying proceedings in a lower court.

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Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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