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Definition of Writ
1. Noun. (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer.
Exact synonyms: Judicial Writ
Generic synonyms: Instrument, Legal Document, Legal Instrument, Official Document
Specialized synonyms: Court Order, Warrant, Assize, Certiorari, Writ Of Certiorari, Habeas Corpus, Writ Of Habeas Corpus, Venire Facias, Mandamus, Writ Of Mandamus, Attachment, Fieri Facias, Scire Facias, Sequestration, Writ Of Detinue, Writ Of Election, Writ Of Error, Writ Of Prohibition, Writ Of Right, Process, Summons, Subpoena, Subpoena Ad Testificandum, Subpoena Duces Tecum
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Instrument, Legal Document, Legal Instrument, Official Document
Specialized synonyms: Court Order, Warrant, Assize, Certiorari, Writ Of Certiorari, Habeas Corpus, Writ Of Habeas Corpus, Venire Facias, Mandamus, Writ Of Mandamus, Attachment, Fieri Facias, Scire Facias, Sequestration, Writ Of Detinue, Writ Of Election, Writ Of Error, Writ Of Prohibition, Writ Of Right, Process, Summons, Subpoena, Subpoena Ad Testificandum, Subpoena Duces Tecum
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Definition of Writ
1. n. That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ.
2. n. That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ.
Definition of Writ
1. Noun. (legal) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something. ¹
2. Verb. (dated) (past participle of write) (normally, “written”) and used in the phrase writ large ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Writ
1. a written legal order [n -S]
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