Prohibitory Injunction - Law Dictionary Search Results
Inferior Courts (UK)
the county Courts are by far the most important of them. They are all controllable by writ of prohibition if they exceed their jurisdiction. See, further, the Borough and Local Courts of Record Act, 1872 (35 &
False imprisonment
False imprisonment, restraining personal liberty without lawful authority, for which offence the law has not only decreed a punishment as a
Restrictive indorsement
' pay D. only,' or ' pay D. for the account of X.,' or ' pay D. or order for collection.' [Bills of Exchange Act, 1882, s. 35]
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abstention
Youn·ger abstention [yə-gər-] : an abstention grounded on the plaintiff's invocation of federal jurisdiction for the purpose of restraining an ongoing usually criminal state proceeding that has been brought in good faith and not for harassment
supersedeas
issued under various conditions and esp. to stay an officer from proceeding under another writ 2 : an order suspending the proceedings of an inferior court and esp. the enforcement of a judgment until reviewed on appeal
ban
ban banned ban·ning : to prohibit or forbid esp. by legal means (as by statute or order) [ solicitation] ;also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of [legislation to DDT] n : prohibition
embargo
embargo pl: -goes [Spanish, from embargar to bar] 1 : an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports 2 : a legal prohibition on
Embargo
An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within
gag rule
gag rule : a law, order, or ruling that prohibits free debate or expression of ideas, information, or opinions [a long-standing Florida gag rule
Procedendo on aid prayer
be awarded that he sue to the sovereign in Chancery, and the justices in the Common Pleas shall stay until this writ of procedendo de loquel' come to them. So also on a personal action, New N.B.
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