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Noun: writ  rit
  1. (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
    - judicial writ
Verb: writ  rit
Usage: archaic
  1. Past participle of write; written

Sounds like: wreaking, re, wri

Derived forms: writs

Type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document

Encyclopedia: Writ

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writ of certiorari
writ of detinue
writ of election
writ of error
writ of execution
writ of habeas corpus
writ of mandamus
writ of prohibition
writ of right