01 n. A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in orde…
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A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irregularities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.(Law)