writ
[noun]
Synonyms: summons, court order, decree, document

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. writ¹ /rɪt/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]
a document from a court that orders someone to do or not to do something:
He issued a writ against the newspaper.
The company has been served with a writ for damages.
⇒ Holy Writ

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. writ² adjective
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Old past participle of write]
writ large literary
a) very easy to notice:
I could see the curiosity writ large on Rose’s face.
b) in a very clear strong form:
This is an example of bureaucracy writ large.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

writ
noun
ADJ. High Court, Supreme Court, etc. | legal | libel, personal injury, etc.
VERB + WRIT apply for, obtain Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors.
file, issue, serve A writ was filed in the High Court. The solicitor came to serve a writ on him.
be served with, receive He has been served with a High Court writ.
PREP. in a/the ~ 22 defendants are named in the writ.
~ against The businessmen have issued a writ against the authority for damages.
~ for a writ for damages/libel
~ of (technical) a writ of execution/summons

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