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

"No," replied Thurlow, "I do not approve a writ of error being brought by an office of revenue avowedly to suspend a question."

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

And, upon this, a writ of error being brought in the house of lords, they reversed the judgment of the court of king's bench, and concurred in sir John Holt's opinion.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir

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.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert