The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo.
A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, on appeal.
The restraint, suppression, or arrest of a process or the action of a particular cell or organ; the prevention or slowing of the rate of a chemical or an organic reaction. The term "reciprocal inhibition" refers to the restraint or "checking" of one group of muscles upon stimulation (excitation) and contraction of their opposing (antagonist) muscles.
another form of diligence, this one being against heritable property. It is the usual order in the monarch's name under the signet, prohibiting a debtor from running up any other debt which might put a burden on his heritable property to the disadvantage of his existing creditor(s) inquest or inquisition an enquiry made by a sheriff of a county and a number of locals as jurymen into a point of fact; it is usually held to establish who is next heir to a piece of heritable property (what can be called an "inquisition post mortem"), but they could in theory be about virtually anything, what to do with a stranded whale, for instance Insicht furniture, or household goods
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"
a personal prohibition, which prevents the non-resident parent from selling, transferring or disposing of heritable assets including land and property (heritable means property owned by the non-resident parent, not rented)
This prevents the debtor from disposing of his heritable property or using it, which is contrary to the interest of the creditor who has the inhibition.
a writ under the signet prohibiting a debtor from parting with his heritage, or burdening it.
A writ prohibiting a debtor from burdening or selling his/her heritable property without repaying the inhibiting creditor. A warrant to do so must be obtained from the Court of Session and the inhibition only becomes effective when it is registered in the Register of Inhibitions and Adjudications.
prohibition on a debtor preventing him from dealing with his heritable property. It is recorded in the Register of Inhibitions and Adjudications and is meant to be considered as knowledge available to all.