Writ
noun
An official order issued by a court.
The judge issued a writ of habeas corpus.
Often appears as...
- serve a writ
- issue a writ
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Formal
Technical
noun
A piece of writing.
The ancient writs were found in the old library.
Often appears as...
- ancient writ
- holy writ
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Literary
noun
An official order issued by a court.
The judge issued a writ of habeas corpus.
Often appears as...
- serve a writ
- issue a writ
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A piece of writing.
The ancient writs were found in the old library.
Often appears as...
- ancient writ
- holy writ
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Authority
Used to refer to a legal document from a court requiring action.
The police served a writ to the accused.
Pro Tip 2/3Mandatory Action
A writ demands someone to do or refrain from doing something.
The company received a writ to halt construction.
Pro Tip 3/3Court-Specific
Usually issued by higher courts and related to legal cases.
Her lawyer filed a writ to the Supreme Court.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Authority
Used to refer to a legal document from a court requiring action.
The police served a writ to the accused.
Pro Tip 2/3Mandatory Action
A writ demands someone to do or refrain from doing something.
The company received a writ to halt construction.
Pro Tip 3/3Court-Specific
Usually issued by higher courts and related to legal cases.
Her lawyer filed a writ to the Supreme Court.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Authority
Used to refer to a legal document from a court requiring action.
The police served a writ to the accused.
Pro Tip 2/3Mandatory Action
A writ demands someone to do or refrain from doing something.
The company received a writ to halt construction.
Pro Tip 3/3Court-Specific
Usually issued by higher courts and related to legal cases.
Her lawyer filed a writ to the Supreme Court.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
One of those small islands that was remote and impossible to get to was a site of Soviet biological weapons testing. You can walk there today. Weather patterns have changed. Nineteen of the unique 20 fish species found only in the Aral Sea are now wiped off the face of the Earth. This is an environmental disaster writ large.
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The other inconvenient...
and impossible to get to as a site of Soviet biological weapons testing you can walk there today weather patterns that's changed 19 of the unique 2050 seas found only in the Aral Sea are now wiped off the face of the earth this is an environmental disaster writ large but let's bring it home this is a picture
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Bearing witness to the...
believe that the stories like Tunisia and Egypt are rare for me it is far more important to capture ordinary stories of courage and these stories I believe through the mobile phones is going to be as I said ubiquitous are going to change the way Sri Lankans but writ large all
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How we experience time...
from my sketchbook. You can see how it can explode to a subway station that spans three blocks. And you could see how going into the subway station is like a journey through the pages of a sketchbook, and you can see sort of a diary of work writ across a public space,
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Chimps have feelings and...
when they're not cabined in by statutes or constitutions, and a writ of habeus corpus is called the Great Writ, capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued.
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Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
um which is very interesting and i think quite important for the way we're going yeah so i mean i say why study rome why study greece why study wars of the roses right this is it's history and it's history writ large i
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Taiye Selasi: Don't ask...
I've never had a relationship with the Republic of Ghana, writ large. My relationship is with Accra, where my mother lives, where I go each year, with the little garden in Dzorwulu where my father and I talk for hours.
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A lesson on looking PIPE...
no matter how small. And most importantly, to forge human connections where they may not be apparent, empowering us all to see our work and the world writ large with a new set of eyes. Thank you.
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The lie that invented...
But I'm talking about something bigger and more pervasive. I'm talking about all of us, white folks writ large. And maybe, especially, people sort of like me, self-described progressive,
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Militant atheism PIPE...
"Why do you call yourselves atheists?" "'Agnostic, '" retorted Aveling, "was simply 'atheist' writ respectable, and 'atheist' was simply 'agnostic' writ aggressive."
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Jonathan Foley: The...
One of those small islands that was remote and impossible to get to was a site of Soviet biological weapons testing. You can walk there today. Weather patterns have changed. Nineteen of the unique 20 fish species found only in the Aral Sea are now wiped off the face of the Earth. This is an environmental disaster writ large.
Video examples
The other inconvenient...
and impossible to get to as a site of Soviet biological weapons testing you can walk there today weather patterns that's changed 19 of the unique 2050 seas found only in the Aral Sea are now wiped off the face of the earth this is an environmental disaster writ large but let's bring it home this is a picture
Video examples
Bearing witness to the...
believe that the stories like Tunisia and Egypt are rare for me it is far more important to capture ordinary stories of courage and these stories I believe through the mobile phones is going to be as I said ubiquitous are going to change the way Sri Lankans but writ large all
Video examples
How we experience time...
from my sketchbook. You can see how it can explode to a subway station that spans three blocks. And you could see how going into the subway station is like a journey through the pages of a sketchbook, and you can see sort of a diary of work writ across a public space,
Video examples
Chimps have feelings and...
when they're not cabined in by statutes or constitutions, and a writ of habeus corpus is called the Great Writ, capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued.
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
um which is very interesting and i think quite important for the way we're going yeah so i mean i say why study rome why study greece why study wars of the roses right this is it's history and it's history writ large i
Video examples
Taiye Selasi: Don't ask...
I've never had a relationship with the Republic of Ghana, writ large. My relationship is with Accra, where my mother lives, where I go each year, with the little garden in Dzorwulu where my father and I talk for hours.
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A lesson on looking PIPE...
no matter how small. And most importantly, to forge human connections where they may not be apparent, empowering us all to see our work and the world writ large with a new set of eyes. Thank you.
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The lie that invented...
But I'm talking about something bigger and more pervasive. I'm talking about all of us, white folks writ large. And maybe, especially, people sort of like me, self-described progressive,
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Militant atheism PIPE...
"Why do you call yourselves atheists?" "'Agnostic, '" retorted Aveling, "was simply 'atheist' writ respectable, and 'atheist' was simply 'agnostic' writ aggressive."
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Seanan McGuire
American Author
I can go on for hours about how 'Doctor Who' is a portal fantasy writ across the stars, how the companions are falling down the rabbit hole over and over again forever, tumbling head over heels into mystery. Hours.
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James Otis
American Lawyer
Every one with this writ may be a tyrant; if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore
British Historian
Mugabe's resignation fascinates because the fall of tyrants is always a family story, decline of the father, writ large. What a strange creature he is.
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Aphra Behn
English Dramatist
He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet.
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John Denham
British Politician
Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation.
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Stephen Covey
American Educator
Public behavior is merely private character writ large.
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Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
External nature is only internal nature writ large.
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Jacob K. Javits
American Politician
I'm a politician. What I say is not holy writ.
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John Keats
English Poet
Here lies one whose name was writ in water.
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Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
Kids are anarchy writ large.
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Seanan McGuire
American Author
I can go on for hours about how 'Doctor Who' is a portal fantasy writ across the stars, how the companions are falling down the rabbit hole over and over again forever, tumbling head over heels into mystery. Hours.
Quote examples
James Otis
American Lawyer
Every one with this writ may be a tyrant; if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm.
Quote examples
Simon Sebag Montefiore
British Historian
Mugabe's resignation fascinates because the fall of tyrants is always a family story, decline of the father, writ large. What a strange creature he is.
Quote examples
Aphra Behn
English Dramatist
He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet.
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John Denham
British Politician
Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation.
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Stephen Covey
American Educator
Public behavior is merely private character writ large.
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Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
External nature is only internal nature writ large.
Quote examples
Jacob K. Javits
American Politician
I'm a politician. What I say is not holy writ.
Quote examples
John Keats
English Poet
Here lies one whose name was writ in water.
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Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
Kids are anarchy writ large.
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