Writ
[rɪt]
Definition
(noun.) (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer.
Typist: Veronica--From WordNet
Definition
(obs.) 3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth.
(-) imp. & p. p. of Write.
(n.) That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ.
(n.) An instrument in writing, under seal, in an epistolary form, issued from the proper authority, commanding the performance or nonperformance of some act by the person to whom it is directed; as, a writ of entry, of error, of execution, of injunction, of mandamus, of return, of summons, and the like.
(Archaic imp. & p. p.) of Write
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Writing, scripture.
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Definition
n. a writing: (law) a written document by which one is summoned or required to do something: a formal document any writing.—Holy Writ the Scriptures.—Serve a writ on to deliver a summons to.
obsolete pa.t. and pa.p. of write.
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Examples
- He gnashed his teeth with rage, tore the hair from his head, and assailed with horrid imprecations the men who had been intrusted with the writ. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But there was a systematic hunt for the copies of Holy Writ, and in many places a systematic destruction of Christian churches. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- From the ship he was extracted by a writ of _habeas corpus_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So far as this happens, everything is writ in water. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- To help my memory, I formed all I learned into the English alphabet, and writ the words down, with the translations. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The writ, Sir, which commences the action,' continued Dodson, 'was issued regularly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Then Mbonga emerged, a look of mingled wrath and superstitious fear writ upon his hideous countenance. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Fogg was down here, opening the letters when that chap as we issued the writ against at Camberwell, you know, came in--what's his name again? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I wonder the writs haven't followed me down here, Rawdon continued, still desponding. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I writed some words to Signor Panco,' an air of novelty came over Mr Pancks with this designation, 'to come and help. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Typist: Toni