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Grammar : Noun
Spell : rit
Phonetic Transcription : rɪt

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Définition of writ

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun court order
Example sentences :
  • I'm Mr Chatterton, sir; and now, out with your writ—whose suit?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • His handwriting does not run quite as far as the queen's writ in this country yet.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • I see why, at this late day, she had started up and writ me a letter.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 1. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • Pull it out, please, me hand's that dirty'—and out come the writ!
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • A great question was writ large upon his intelligent countenance.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • A writ by which a man may be taken out of jail when confined for the wrong crime.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • He repaid Hopper with a specimen of his tongue, and flung the writ back at him.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • A most glorious achievement, and worthy to be writ in characters of gold.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
  • He was afraid to risk waiting—with a writ out that could pull the ship from under him.
  • Extract from : « All Cats Are Gray » by Andre Alice Norton
  • He was breathing hard, and fear was writ large upon his rugged face.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

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