In a sentence
Six example sentences with writ, each labelled with its topic.
The clerk refused the filing because the writ named the wrong company at the wrong registered address.
Law
Barons rode to the abbey carrying a writ that suspended the sheriff's power to seize grain that autumn.
History
A writ landed on the founder's desk on a Friday, demanding the return of the disputed customer lists.
Business
A high court writ ordered the election commission to count the ballots it had set aside, and the recount began that night.
Politics
The lender served a writ on the borrower the day after the payment deadline passed, seeking the full balance.
Finance
A writ arrived at the software company demanding it preserve every log related to the disputed account.
Technology
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- United States Courts glossaryAuthoritative
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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