writ of error

noun Law.

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.

Words nearby writ of error

writ, writ large, writ of assistance, writ of certiorari, writ of election, writ of error, writ of execution, writ of extent, writ of prohibition, writ of right, writ of summons