writ of error

American  

noun

Law.

1. 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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writ of error

For a defendant who has served the entire sentence, a court can issue a writ of error coram nobis, which removes a conviction as a result of a change in the facts or the law.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2014

He brought a writ of error to the House of Lords.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.

Instances of procedure by writ of error were rare.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

A writ of error was issued by one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, requiring the Commonwealth of Georgia to show cause why the prisoner should not be discharged.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William

This case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Missouri.

From Key-Notes of American Liberty Comprising the most important speeches, proclamations, and acts of Congress, from the foundation of the government to the present time by Various