Definition that contains judicial writ
- 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
- 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
- venire facias a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty