A writ of coram vobis is a directive from an appellate court to a lower court to review its decision in a case due to the presence of a fact which existed during consideration of the initial case, but was missing from the record due to some...
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writ of error
A writ of error is an order requested by a party for a judge to reconsider the case. A writ of error is mainly used to correct an error of law (not fact) and to ensure that the legal proceedings and judgments adhere to the correct legal...
writ of mandate (mandamus)
A (writ of) mandamus, or mandate, is an order from a court to an lower court or government official to orderly perform a duty or correct an abuse of discretion. See e.g. Cheney v. United States Dist. Court For D.C. (2004). According to the U....
writ of prohibition
A writ of prohibition is a judicial order that may be used, at a higher court's discretion, to prevent a lower court from interfering with the higher court's determination of a case pending an appeal. Writs of prohibition are sometimes issued...
yea
Yea is a term used in oral voting to indicate a positive response or agreement. It is also used in written or spoken form when announcing vote results. The term is synonymous with “yes” and is commonly employed in formal or legislative...
year and a day
The year and a day rule refers to a legal period running from any date until the same date in the following year, such as from January 1 to January 1 of the next year. Traditionally, this period was understood to extend through December 31,...
year and a day rule
The year and a day rule refers to a legal period running from any date until the same date in the following year, such as from January 1 to January 1 of the next year. Traditionally, this period was understood to extend through December 31,...
year and day
See year and a day and year and a day rule.
See, e.g. Rogers v. Tennessee, 532 U.S. 451 (2001).
[Last updated in July of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
yeas and nays
Yeas and nays are the tallies of affirmative and negative votes on a proposal. "Yea" signifies agreement or approval, while “nay” indicates disagreement or a negative vote. They are often used to describe vote results in a legislature or...
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)
Youngstown Sheet & Tube v. Sawyer, 342 U.S. 579 (1952) was a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court had to decide on the applicability of the President's national security powers on seizing private property. President Truman had ordered the...