noun
- Law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer. (.
- synonyms: judicial writ
Writ and Commanding
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (obs.) 3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth.
- (Archaicimp.&p.p.) of Write.
- imp. & p. p. of Write.
- (n.) That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Writ is an order of the court enforcing the law or its separate orders by directing that some act be performed, as opposed to an order of judgment declaring a debt (as in a case for damages in tort or breach of contract) or enjoining some future action (as in a case to enforce the terms of an agreement or to prevent one person from causing or threatening harm to another). There were in the common law many different types of writs. A few still in use are listed hereinafter. Writs are obtained by motions or petitions to a court having jurisdiction.
verb
- Be in command of.
- usage: "The general commanded a huge army"
- synonyms: command
- Make someone do something.
- Demand as one's due.
- usage: "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
- synonyms: command
- Look down on.
- usage: "The villa dominates the town"
- Exercise authoritative control or power over.
- usage: "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
adjective
- Used of a height or viewpoint.
- usage: "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"
- synonyms: dominating, overlooking
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