Writ

I имя существительное 1) [устаревшее] писание 2) [юриспруденция] предписание, повестка; исковое заявление, судебный приказ Например: to serve a writ on somebody — послать кому-либо судебную повестку, вручить судебный приказ II [устаревшее]; [прошедшее время, причастие прошедшего времени] от write

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Writ

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English wrītan to write 1. something written; writing Example: Sacred Writ 2. a. a formal written document; specifically a legal instrument in epistolary form issued under seal in the name of the English monarch b. an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the sovereign or of a court or judicial officer commanding the person to whom it is directed to perform or refrain from performing an act specified therein Example: writ of detinue Example: writ of entry Example: writ of execution c. the power and authority of the issuer of such a written order — usually used with run Example: outside the United States where…our writ does not run — Dean Acheson

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