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noun
- 1. a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in a particular way: "the two reinstated officers issued a writ for libel against the applicants"
- 2. a piece or body of writing. archaic
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a legal document from a law court that tells you that you will be involved in a legal process and explains what you must do: There have been at least seven writs issued against him for late payment of bills. She has served a writ for libel on the newspaper (= she has delivered it to them officially). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of WRIT is something written : writing. How to use writ in a sentence.
Writ definition: 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 specified act.. See examples of WRIT used in a sentence.
a legal document from a law court that tells you that you will be involved in a legal process and explains what you must do: There have been at least seven writs issued against him for late payment of bills. She has served a writ for libel on the newspaper (= she has delivered it to them officially). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. /rɪt/. /rɪt/. writ (for something) (against somebody) a legal document from a court telling somebody to do or not to do something. The company has been served with a writ for breach of contract. We fully intend to issue a writ against the newspaper. see also Holy Writ.
writ in British English. (rɪt ) noun. 1. law. (formerly) a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified act. Official name: claim. 2. archaic. a piece or body of writing. Holy Writ.
1. 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 form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name. 2. something written; a writing: sacred writ.
A writ contains a written order instructing someone to do something or to stop doing something. If you ever need to give out a writ, remember that the verb to serve is typically used to describe the issuing of a writ — as in “Tony was served with a writ on Monday.”
Writ, in common law, order issued by a court in the name of a sovereign authority requiring the performance of a specific act. The most common modern writs are those, such as the summons, used to initiate an action. Other writs may be used to enforce the judgment of a court (attachment, delivery)
writ definition: a legal document that orders someone to do something. Learn more.
