WRIT

Writ

In common law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs and subpoenas are common types of writs but there are many others.

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writ

Noun

  1. A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
  2. authority, power to enforce compliance
  3. that which is written; writing

Verb

  1. (normally, “written”) and used in the phrase writ large. This form survives in the Scouse dialect (in fact, it is dominant), but is practically obsolete in all others.


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