Definition of "writ"
noun:
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A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
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Authority, power to enforce compliance.
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That which is written; writing.
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verb:
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(dated) Past participle of write (normally, 'written') and used in the phrase 'writ large'.
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