Definition of Writ
Writ
Writ


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A written order or document, especially a legal one.

e.g. The lawyer filed a writ of habeas corpus to release the prisoner.

(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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