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writ
1[rit]
noun
Law.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
something written; a writing.
sacred writ.
writ
2[rit]
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of write.
writ
1/ ɪ /
noun
Official name: claim.law (formerly) a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified act
archaica piece or body of writing
Holy Writ
writ
2/ ɪ /
verb
archaica past tense and past participle of write
plain to see; very obvious
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of writ1
Example Sentences
And then there is the recent insistence of White House staffer Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that the president has the right to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus.
No wonder: Here was crypto-religious art writ large, a vision of Jesus who was all too human, plagued by doubt and a troubled inner life.
It was a sign of the NFL’s vital importance to the company and the TV business writ large.
Despite the Supreme Court's clear ruling that potential deportees have a right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Miller is now pondering invoking the "Suspension Clause" of the U.S.
Article One of the US Constitution states that "the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it".
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