Writ
31writ — A process. 42 Am J1st Proc § 2. A process authorizing or commanding the arrest of a person or the seizure of property, sometimes the seizure of property specifically described in the writ, at other times the seizure of any property of the… …
32writ — 1. n. 1 a form of written command in the name of a sovereign, court, State, etc., to act or abstain from acting in some way. 2 a Crown document summoning a peer to Parliament or ordering the election of a member or members of Parliament. Phrases… …
33writ — 1 noun (C) a document from a court that orders someone to do or not to do something see also: Holy Writ 2 adjective writ large literary a) made clearer and easier to notice b) in a clearer and stronger form: The new evangelism is really old time… …
34writ — writ1 noun 1》 a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to do or abstain from doing a specified act. ↘(one s writ) one s power to enforce compliance or submission. 2》 archaic a piece or body of writing. Origin… …
35writ — I [[t]rɪt[/t]] n. 1) law a) a sealed document, issued in the name of a court, government, sovereign, etc., directing an officer or official to do or refrain from doing some specified act b) (in early English law) any formal document in letter… …
36writ — I. /rɪt / (say rit) noun 1. Law a. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed, to do or refrain from some… …
37Writ — Write Write, v. t. [imp. {Wrote}; p. p. {Written}; Archaic imp. & p. p. {Writ}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writing}.] [OE. writen, AS. wr[=i]tan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. wr[=i]tan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to tear, to… …
38Writ — Ein writ (lateinisch: breve) war im Mittelalter in England das Schreiben eines geistlichen oder weltlichen Fürsten, durch das dem Adressaten eine bestimmte Nachricht überbracht wurde. In der englischen Rechtsgeschichte war dies ein Befehl des… …
39writ — 1. noun A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something. 2. verb (normally, “written”) and used in the phrase writ large …
40writ — writ1 n ( es/ u, wriotu) letter, book, treatise; scripture, writing; writ, charter, document, deed …
