Prerogative writs
Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1910)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Those issued by the exercise of the extraordinary power of the crown (the court, in modem practice) on proper cause shown; namely, the writs of procedendo, man-damus, prohibition, quo warranto, habeas corpus, and certiorari.
Defined under Writ in Black's Law Dictionary.