Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 21 compound words that contain writ. The most common are listed below. Open writ in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- writ of attachmentSynonym of attachment: The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
- writ of assistancea court order that authorized customs officers to conduct general searches of premises for contraband; a form of search warrant
- writ of executiona court order authorising an officer to carry a judgment into execution.
- drop the writTo call a federal or provincial election.
- Holy WritThe Bible.
- dropped the writsimple past and past participle of drop the writ
- dropping the writpresent participle and gerund of drop the writ
- writ of inquiryA writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they cannot readily be ascertained by mere calculation.
- writ of rightA writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.
- drops the writthird-person singular simple present indicative of drop the writ: To call a federal or provincial election.
- writ of habeas corpusSynonym of habeas corpus: A writ ordering that a person be brought before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal.
- writ of privilegeAn order for the release of a person from custody.
- writ largeOn a large scale; magnified.
- prerogative writA class of writ that effects control over an inferior court or public authority.
- writ of prohibitionA writ from a superior tribunal staying proceedings in a lower court.
- writ of summonsSynonym of summons: A call to do something, especially to come.
- barony by writA form of English peerage created when the Crown issued a writ of summons to an individual to attend Parliament, followed by their actual sitting.
- writ of mandamusA writ that compels a government entity to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
- writ-roomA room where writs, writings, or written records are housed or kept; a law library.
- writ smallUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.
- writ largercomparative form of writ large: more writ large
- writ largestsuperlative form of writ large: most writ large
- writ-roomsplural of writ-room: A room where writs, writings, or written records are housed or kept; a law library.
- proverbs should be writ in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs: Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposing or contradictory message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."
- writ upsimple past of write up
Compound words 21
- writerA person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
- handwritmanuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
- aforewritSynonym of aforewritten (“written previously”).
- writlessWithout a writ.
- unwritunwritten
- writersplural of writer: A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
- writingsplural of writing: Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
- writableCapable of being written.
- writhedsimple past and past participle of writhe
- WrittleA village and civil parish in Chelmsford district, Essex, England, west of the city of Chelmsford (OS grid ref TL6706).