INHIBITION

inhibition (in-hi-bish-[schwa]n), n. 1. Eccles. law. A writ issued by a superior ecclesiastical court, forbidding a judge from proceeding in a pending case. 2. Eccles. law. An order issuing from an ecclesiastical court, prohibiting a member of the clergy from taking office or performing an unlawful action. 3. Hist. A writ of prohibition. See PROHIBITION(2). […]