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Noun: writ  rit
  1. (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
    "The attorney filed a writ to challenge the lower court's decision";
    - judicial writ
Verb: writ  rit
Usage: archaic
  1. Past participle of write; written
    "The ancient text was writ in a long-forgotten language"

Sounds like: wreaking, re, wri

Derived forms: writs

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

Encyclopedia: Writ