writ of prohibition

NOUN
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH W

writ of prohibition is a valid 19-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4R1I1T1O1F4P3R1O1H4I1B3I1T1I1O1N1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING

What does writ of prohibition mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case.