judicial writ

• Document juridique officiel émanant d'un tribunal ou d'un juge, qui ordonne à une personne d'accomplir ou de s'abstenir d'accomplir un acte déterminé, ou autorise un agent public à agir de manière spécifique.

A formal legal document issued by a court or judge that commands a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act, or authorizes an official to take a particular action.

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   A formal written order issued by a court or judge that commands a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act.

   ordonnance judiciaire

   • The judge issued a judicial writ to compel the witness to testify.
   • The lawyer filed a judicial writ to stop the eviction.
   • A judicial writ was served to the defendant requiring their appearance in court.