I. -|nōbə̇s adjective (or adverb)
Etymology: New Latin, literally, before us
1. obsolete , of a writ of error : for the review in the King's Bench of its own judgments as to errors of fact
2. : based upon an alleged error of fact — used of a writ of review in some jurisdictions
II. noun
: a writ of error or a writ of review coram nobis
some doubt as to the continued availability of coram nobis in the federal courts — Harvard Law Review