indicavit

noun

in·​di·​ca·​vit

ˌində̇ˈkävə̇t

plural -s

: a writ of prohibition from a common-law court commanding the removal to that court of a case pending in an ecclesiastical court and prohibiting the ecclesiastical court from exercising any further jurisdiction

Word History

Etymology

Latin, he has indicated, 3d person singular perfect indicative active of indicare to indicate

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