Writ

Word WRIT
Character 4
Hyphenation writ
Pronunciations /ɹɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Writ"

What do we mean by writ?

A written order issued by a court, commanding the party to whom it is addressed to perform or cease performing a specified act. noun

Writings. noun

That which is written; a writing: used especially of the Bible, with holy or sacred, often capitalized as a title. noun

In law, a precept under seal, in the name of the people, or the sovereign, or other competent legal authority, commanding the officer or other person to whom it is addressed or issued to do or refrain from doing some specified act. noun

A formal instrument or writing of any kind. noun

In the United States, a mandatory precept issuing out of the clerk's office in any of the courts of law, by the authority and in the name of the State or commonwealth, under the seal of the court from which it issues, bearing teste of the chief justice of the court, if he is not a party, and signed by the clerk of the court. (Heard.) Its object is to compel the appearance of the defendant, or at least to give him due notice that he is sued. In most of the States it has been superseded by a summons, issued by the plaintiff's attorney, giving such notice and requiring the defendant to plead. See also original writ, under original. noun

The writ is legally capable of enforcement: as, the writ of subpœna runs throughout the state. noun

The writ is practically capable of enforcement: as, “When lawlessness has yielded to order; when the Queen's writ runs; when the edicts of the civil courts are obeyed; … and when sedition is trampled under foot—then, and then only, is there some chance for the development of remedial measures.” (Edinburgh Rev., CLXV. 587.) noun

An obsolete form of the third person singular present indicative (for writeth), and an obsolete or archaic form of the past participle, of write. noun

Imp. & p. p. of write.

That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments. noun

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. noun

Etc. See under Account, Capias, etc. noun

See under Service. noun

3d pers. sing. pres. of write, for writeth.

A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something. noun

Authority, power to enforce compliance noun

That which is written; writing noun

A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

Authority, power to enforce compliance.

That which is written; writing.

Made true by the act of bring written down. used to add validity to something. although it stems from being written down, it no longer needs to be actually written in order to be said- it just draws from that example. Urban Dictionary

Slang for retards that are missing the brain cells to say wrote. Urban Dictionary

1. to rite, skrach, or dabbel something down on paper 2. to remove Urban Dictionary

Writ, a colloquial term native to County Fermanagh, Ireland. The term is a derivative stemming from the phrase 'Written Off' or 'Wrote Off', both terms historically used to describe the 'totalling' of a car, but in this instance being used to refer to an extremely intoxicated individual. Commonly paired with the local pronunciation of off Urban Dictionary

The future-tense of writing. Urban Dictionary

A tweetable acronym that stands for "Won't Remember It Tomorrow" as in: you will not remember the action that you are doing, the thing that you saw, the thing you will do etc. Works with sentences regarding school lectures, studying, the end of the world, and for situations involving crazy partying that results in memory loss. Urban Dictionary

A word used for girl masterbation Urban Dictionary

In a very significant or far-reaching manner; of great magnitude and effectiveness Urban Dictionary

A license to behave like a douchebag. Notable holders include President George W. Bush and Attorney General John Ashcroft. Urban Dictionary

The fictional statute that allows government officials to withhold information on the grounds of being a douchebag. Coined by the Daily Show's Jon Stewart. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Writ

The word "writ" in example sentences

Guy: In an attempt to purge Latin from the language of the law, California law has for many years used the term writ of mandate in place of writ of mandamus, and writ of review in place of writ of certiorari. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In an attempt to purge Latin from the language of the law, California law has for many years used the term writ of mandate in place of writ of mandamus, and writ of review in place of writ of certiorari. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You decorate a bus with your name writ large, pump up the patriotic platitudes, head out on an "all-American road trip" and, by golly, you just can't understand what all the fuss is about. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Fight Club: 10th Anniversary Edition is a one-disc, fully loaded offering with the title writ in shocking pink. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When I say Darwinian evolution I mean the term writ large accounting for the entire history of life on earth. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Their access to the writ is a necessity to determine the lawfulness of their status, even if, in the end, they do not obtain the relief they seek. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They ` re going to file what they call a writ of habeas corpus, which basically means the body is being held illegally and they ` re going to try to undo what the judge did today. ❋ Unknown (2007)

All of this would be funnier if not for the fact that this kind of hooliganism and casual trampling of First Amendment rights from people who claim to embrace the Constitution as holy writ is symptomatic of a deeper problem. ❋ Michael Winship (2010)

While the Founders had quite a bit to offer in the way of revolutionary thought, they were anything but perfect, and using the US Constitution as holy writ is ultimately a dead end, even if better by comparison to 99% of what goes on in politics today. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And now when I finally have my name writ large, so does everyone else. ❋ Glenda Larke (2010)

Because is not the heavily controlled Mississippi River really just a fountain writ-large? ❋ Unknown (2008)

To this document, I append my name writ large so that King George can read it without use of his spectacles. ❋ Unknown (2006)

[Cassandra]: You so did not tell him he was bad [in the sack]! [Teandra]: Oh, I did. It's writ. If it's writ, it must be legit. ❋ Cassandraandra23 (2011)

[Bowe] writ this [entry] into [urban dictionary] ❋ Timothy Stokes (2009)

1. Billy-bob writ his [idear] on his gluv. 2. [Sammy Joe] writ off her 3rd cuzin as a potential man, [cauz] he was too distantly related. ❋ Davey Crockett (2003)

'Sure [that man] was [absolutely] f*cking [writ].' ❋ WiserChewingGrass (2016)

I don't think you know how to [install] robot eyes, because I didnt [writ] that [you knew] how to yet. ❋ Not Dritium (2011)

This [party] is [going] to be [ridiculous] #WRIT ❋ Jsm1995 (2012)

[Yesterday], I was [writing] for [3 hours]. ❋ Samantha Koshiol (2003)

"Never mind the [Stratford] Festival, the Royal [Winnipeg] Ballet, or the Montreal Symphony! Hockey Night in Canada was Canadian culture writ large." - excerpt from the Pierre [Berton] book "1967" ❋ Polo (2007)

[Ashcroft's] prosecuting people for [medicinal] [marijuana] use? He must have invoked his writ of douchebaggery. ❋ Scott Lanway (2004)

"Dude, I'm no lawyer, but you have to invoke *something*. [Fifth amendment], [executive privilege], writ of douchebaggery?" ~[Jon Stewart] ❋ Anne O. Nymous (2004)

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