Complete Definition of "writ"

English
wikipedia

Etymology
Old English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt|-ɪt

Noun
en-noun

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

Translations

Finnish: oikeus|oikeuden määräys
German: Erla� m, Gerichtsurkunde f, Verfügung f
mid
Japanese: 令�

Verb
writ

  1. dated past participle of|write (normally, �written�)

Derived terms
Holy Writ
writ of habeas corpus


Old English

Etymology
Common Germanic *writ-, whence also Old High German riz, Old Norse rit

Noun
writ n (used in the form Ä¡ewrit)

  1. writ

Category:Law
Category:Old English nouns

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