Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Inhibition

1. Eccles. law. A writ issued by a superior ecclesiastical court, forbidding a judge from proceeding in a pending case. ( This writ served a function similar to the common-law writ of prohibition. 2. Eccles. law. A writ issuing from an ecclesiastical court, prohibiting a member of the clergy from taking office. 3. Hist. WRIT OF PROHIBITION. 4. Scots law. A writ issued to prohibit a debtor from encumbering the debtor's inheritable property to the prejudice of a creditor.