writ

noun

/rɪt/

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writ (for something) (against somebody) a legal document from a court telling somebody to do or not to do something
- The company has been served with a writ for breach of contract.
- We fully intend to issue a writ against the newspaper.
see also Holy Writ
Extra Examples
- A writ was filed in the High Court.
- Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors.
- He can file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
- He has been served with a High Court writ.
- The Supreme Court granted a writ.
- The businessmen have issued a writ against the authority for damages.
- The lawyer came to serve a writ on him.
- a writ for damages/libel
- a writ of execution/summons
Topics Law and justicec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- legal
- High Court
- libel
- …
verb + writ
- apply for
- seek
- obtain
- …
preposition
- in a/the writ
- writ against
- writ for
- …
phrases
- an application for a writ of…
- a petition for a writ of…
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Word Originnoun Old English, as a general term denoting written matter, from the Germanic base of write.

writ

verb

/rɪt/

(old use)Idioms

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past participle of write
Word Originnoun Old English, as a general term denoting written matter, from the Germanic base of write.

Idioms

writ large (literary)

easy to see or understand
- Mistrust was writ large on her face.
(used after a noun) being a large or obvious example of the thing mentioned
- This is deception writ large.

单词	writ
释义	writ noun /rɪt/ /rɪt/ jump to other results writ (for something) (against somebody) a legal document from a court telling somebody to do or not to do something The company has been served with a writ for breach of contract. We fully intend to issue a writ against the newspaper. see also Holy Writ Extra Examples A writ was filed in the High Court. Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. He can file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He has been served with a High Court writ. The Supreme Court granted a writ. The businessmen have issued a writ against the authority for damages. The lawyer came to serve a writ on him. a writ for damages/libel a writ of execution/summons Topics Law and justicec2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective legal High Court libel … verb + writ apply for seek obtain … preposition in a/the writ writ against writ for … phrases an application for a writ of… a petition for a writ of… See full entry Word Originnoun Old English, as a general term denoting written matter, from the Germanic base of write. writ verb /rɪt/ /rɪt/ (old use)Idioms jump to other results past participle of write Word Originnoun Old English, as a general term denoting written matter, from the Germanic base of write. Idioms writ large (literary) easy to see or understand Mistrust was writ large on her face. (used after a noun) being a large or obvious example of the thing mentioned This is deception writ large.
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