Writ — Defs

01 3d pers. sing. pres. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth.

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3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth.obs. See: Write

02 imp. & p. p. imp. & p. p. of Write.

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imp. & p. p. of Write.archaic See: Write

03 n. That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ.

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That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ.
“Then to his hands that writ he did betake, Which he disclosing read, thus as the paper spake.” — Spenser.

“Babylon, so much spoken of in Holy Writ.” — Knolles.
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An instrument in writing, under seal, in an epistolary form, issued from the proper authority, commanding the performance or nonperformance of some act by the person to whom it is directed; as, a writ of entry, of error, of execution, of injunction, of mandamus, of return, of summons, and the like.(Law)

Phrases & compounds

Writ of account — See under Account, Capias, etc.

Service of a writ — See under Service.