writ of prohibition writ of mandamus • writ of right · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · writ of prohibition · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 19 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case. Synonyms: writ of prohibition. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077