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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Example Sentences

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

Judgments, etc., may be reviewed on appeal or writ of error Sec.

From Project Gutenberg

The fine was repaid by the parliament in July 1644, and the judgment was revised on a writ of error in 1668.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Then, inquired the postmasters-general, might not a writ of error be brought with a view to hang up the judgment of the Court of King's Bench until the matter should be settled by Parliament.

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