writ : Idioms & Phrases

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A writ of account

  • (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; called also an action of account. Cowell.
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Holy writ

  • noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions
    Christian Bible; Bible; Word; Word of God; Holy Scripture; Book; Good Book; Scripture.
    • he went to carry the Word to the heathen
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  • the sacred Scriptures. " Word of holy writ." Wordsworth.
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judicial writ

  • noun (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
    writ.
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Service of a writ

  • . See under Service.
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Service of a writ, process, etc.

  • (Law), personal delivery or communication of the writ or process, etc., to the party to be affected by it, so as to subject him to its operation; the reading of it to the person to whom notice is intended to be given, or the leaving of an attested copy with the person or his attorney, or at his usual place of abode.
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To serve a writ

  • (Law), to read it to the defendant, or to leave an attested copy at his usual place of abode.
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To serve an attachment ∨ a writ of attachment

  • (Law), to levy it on the person or goods by seizure, or to seize.
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Vicontiel writs

  • such writs as were triable in the sheriff, or county, court.
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writ large

  • adjective satellite made more obvious or prominent
    • the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features
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Writ of account, Writ of capias

  • etc. See under Account, Capias, etc.
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writ of certiorari

  • noun a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
    certiorari.
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writ of detinue

  • noun a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained
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writ of election

  • noun a writ ordering the holding of an election
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writ of error

  • noun a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial
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writ of execution

  • noun a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
    execution.
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writ of habeas corpus

  • noun a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
    habeas corpus.
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writ of mandamus

  • noun an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail
    mandamus.
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writ of prohibition

  • noun a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case
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writ of right

  • noun a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner
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