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 In most of the States it has been superseded by a summons, issued by the plaintiff's attorney, giving such notice and requiring the defendant to plead.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
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