n. a written order of a judge requiring specific action by the pe...

A written court order directing a person to take, or refrain from taking, a certain act.

n. ~ A written order issued by a court in the name of a state or other competent authority, ordering the addressee to do or refrain from doing some specified act.

A written order issued by a court of law which orders someone to do, or not do, something.

In electoral terms a writ is a document commanding an electoral officer to hold an election and contains dates for the close of rolls, the close of nominations, the polling day and the return of the writ. The issue of a writ triggers the electoral process.

Document by use of which a party may "appeal" a nonfinal order issued by a trial court.

Old English writ "something written, piece of writing," from the past participle stem of writan (see write). Used of legal documents or instruments since at least 1121.

an order issuing from a court of justice and requiring the performance of a specified act, or giving authority and commission to have it done

formal order, from a government or other authority.

A written order from a judge requiring specific action by the person or entity to whom the writ is directed. Writs can be directed to other, lower court judges (writ of mandamus); to prison officials [..]

(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer In common law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body i [..]

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A court’s written order, in the name of a state or other competent legal authority, commanding the addressee to do or refrain from doing a specified act. There are numerous types of writs, including, [..]

In electoral terms a writ is a document commanding an electoral officer to hold an election and contains dates for the close of rolls, the close of nominations, the polling day and the return of the writ. The issue of a writ triggers the electoral process.

Historically, a command written in epistolary form, addressed to one or more officials under the seal of an English king, indicating that a specific action is to be performed or is prohibited. In a mo [..]

A formal written command issued by the government, often by a court. A writ orders a specific act, such as declaring an election.

A written direction from the Governor-General to the Chief Electoral Officer to hold a general election, by-election, or referendum. In the case of a general election or by-election, the writ specifies the dates of nomination day, Election Day and the latest day for the return of the writ.

[Old English, something written] 1 : a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo-Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2 : an order or mandatory process .. [..]

1) Sealed document, transmitting an order from the king or his courts.    (Sayles, George O. The King's Parliament of England, 146) 2) A royal order to a definite person; a mandate commanding [..]

A writ is a written command in the name of the government. When referring to elections, the writ means the command to hold an election. The date of the writ is the date the election was called.

a writ is a written command in the name of the government. When referring to elections, the writ means the command to hold an election. The date of the writ is the date the election was called.

Writ is a written, binding order issued by a judge, judicial officer or court.  

A writ is a legal order or command. A writ is an official mandate requiring the performance of a specific act. Examples of writs include a writ of possession, writ of execution, writ of garnishment, a [..]

Writing and Rhetoric

(n) (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

Judicial order directing a person to do something.

A judicial order directing a person to do something.

An order in writing in the name of the state, issuing from a court, addressed to a sheriff or other officer of the law, or directly to the person whose action the court desires to command, either as t [..]

A written order issued by a court and addressed to a sheriff or other person whose action the court desires to command to require performance of a specified act or to give authority to have the act done.

An order issued from a court requiring the performance of a specified act, or giving authority and commission to have it done.

A written court order demanding that the addressee do or stop doing whatever is specified in the order.

A writ is a legal document which commands an electoral official to conduct an election and which specifies the dates for the close of rolls, the close of nominations, the polling and the return of the [..]

A judicial order directing a person to do something.

A written court order directing a person to take, or refrain from taking, a certain act.

A directive issued by the court commanding a named person to perform a specified act.

is a formal order directing a person to do or do not do some specified act.

A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

A written court order saying that certain action must be taken. Can be a writ of: (1) attachment—an order to attach specified property; (2) certiorari—an order by an appellate court granting or denyin [..]

  A written court order, or a judicial process.

A written court order.

An extraordinary remedy that can be sought from the Indiana Supreme Court

A document in the monarch's name, under the seal of the Crown, and issued by a court, which commands the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some act.

A written court order directing a person to take, or refrain from taking, a certain act.

A judicial order directing a person to perform a specific act.

A writ is a formal legal document lodged with the Supreme Court and the respondent before a civil trial. It informs the respondent of the details of the complaint, the remedy sought and the date and v [..]

A written order issued by a court and addressed to a sheriff or other person whose action the court desires to command to require performance of a specified act or to give authority to have the act do [..]

A document issued by a court which compels a sheriff or other officer to do something.

A written court order, or a judicial process.

n. a written order of a judge requiring specific action by the person or entity to whom the writ is directed.

A court document outlining an order requiring that something be done or giving authority to do a specified act.

 An order issued from a court requiring the performance of a specified act, or giving authority and commission to having it done.

A judicial order directing a person to do something.

A written document and or order requiring the performance of a specified act, or giving authority and commission to have it done.

n. "(holy) writ, scripture," s.v. writ sb. OED. KEY: writ@n

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An order issuing from a court and requiring the performance of a specified act or giving authority and permission to have it done. Example: writ of garnishment.

This is an official court document, signed by a judge or bearing an official court seal.

In these directions means a Writ of Execution emanating from a Court, which when registered in the Register of Causes, Writs and Orders creates a charge on the property of the Execution Debtor where the land is held under Common Law title. Where the land is held under the Real Property Act 1900

(legal) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something. authority, power to enforce compliance *English law

An order issued by the court requiring the performance of a specified act or the giving of authority to have it done.

A form of written command in the name of sovereign, state, court, etc. issued to an official or other person and directing him or her to act or abstain from acting in some way.

a formal legal document issued by a court ordering or prohibiting the performance of some action.

legal document issued by a court ordering or prohibiting an action.

In common law, a writ (Anglo-Saxon gewrit, Latin breve) is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warran [..]

Writ is a legal commentary website on the topic of the law of the United States hosted by FindLaw. The website is no longer adding content, having published its last entry in August 2011. Before then, [..]

A writ is a legal document. Writ may also refer to: Writ of election, a writ issued by a state ordering that an election be held Writ (website), an online legal commentary Ogg Writ, a text-phrase cod [..]