Writ
71writ of error — writ′ of er′ror n. law a writ issued by an appellate court directing the court of record to send a trial record to the appellate court to be examined for possible errors …
72writ of summons — writ′ of sum′mons n. lawg a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint • Etymology: 1835–45 …
73writ large — • Every project has success writ large over it Author, 1994. This still popular phrase is first recorded in the 17c, and is based on a participial form of write that is otherwise obsolete …
74writ of mainprize — writ of mainprize, or mainprise /rit av meynprayz/ In English law, a writ directed to the sheriff (either generally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offense and bail has been refused, or specially, when the offense or cause of… …
75writ of mainprise — writ of mainprize, or mainprise /rit av meynprayz/ In English law, a writ directed to the sheriff (either generally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offense and bail has been refused, or specially, when the offense or cause of… …
76writ of mainprize, or mainprise — /rit av meynprayz/ In English law, a writ directed to the sheriff (either generally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offense and bail has been refused, or specially, when the offense or cause of commitment is not properly bailable… …
77writ large — ► writ large in an obvious or exaggerated form. Main Entry: ↑writ …
78writ of assistance — n. a writ issued by a court of equity, ordering the transfer of real property to the rightful owner …
79writ of error — n. a writ directed to a lower court by an appellate court requiring the submission of the record of a legal action for review, in order to ascertain whether or not errors have been committed and so that the judgment may be upheld, reversed, or… …
80writ of habeas corpus — >> habeas corpus. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
