Writ - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪt|
Brit.
|ˈrɪt|
noun
- (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
Extra examples
The judge issued a writ of habeas corpus.
He was served with a writ.
He issued a writ against the newspaper.
The company has been served with a writ for damages.
Holy /Sacred/ Writ
I could see the curiosity writ large on Rose's face.
This is an example of bureaucracy writ large.
The writ is thereby abatable.
The next day he resiled from the writ he had signed.
Word forms
noun
singular: writ
plural: writs
singular: writ
plural: writs
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