Definition of Writ
Writ
writ
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
an official written communication issued by a court or some other legal body to do or not do something;
e.g. She received a writ to appear in court.
(noun)
a person's authority, power, or ability to enforce submission to or compliance with one's will;
e.g. Their activities are within her writ, so she will oversee them.
(verb)
(old) written;
e.g. He gasped when he saw what was writ in the letter.
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