writ

writ ¹  (rt)

n.

1. Law A written order issued by a court, commanding the party to whom it is addressed to perform or cease performing a specified act.

2. Writings: holy writ.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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writ

Noun

a formal legal document ordering a person to do or not to do something [Old English]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer judicial writ legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right court order - a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts assize - an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property certiorari, writ of certiorari - a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case habeas corpus, writ of habeas corpus - a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge venire facias - a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty mandamus, writ of mandamus - 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 attachment - a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding fieri facias - a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt scire facias - a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled sequestration - a writ that authorizes the seizure of property writ of detinue - a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained writ of election - a writ ordering the holding of an election writ of error - a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial writ of prohibition - a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case writ of right - a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner process, summons - a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum - a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court subpoena duces tecum - a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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writ

noun summons, document, decree, indictment, court order, subpoena, arraignment

Translations

writ [rɪt] n → mandato judicial;

to serve a writ on sb → notificar un mandato judicial a algn

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writ [rɪt] n → acte m judiciaire;

to issue a writ against sb, to serve a writ on sb → assigner qn en justice

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writ [rɪt] n (Law) → (gerichtliche) Verfügung f;

to issue a writ against sb, serve a writ on sb → eine Verfügung gegen jdn erlassen

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writ [rɪt] n → ordine m; mandato;

to issue a writ against sb, serve a writ on sb → notificare un mandato di comparizione a qn