Definition of Writ
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(obs.) 3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth.
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() imp. & p. p. of Write.
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(n.) That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ.
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(n.) An instrument in writing, under seal, in an epistolary form, issued from the proper authority, commanding the performance or nonperformance of some act by the person to whom it is directed; as, a writ of entry, of error, of execution, of injunction, of mandamus, of return, of summons, and the like.
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(Archaic imp. & p. p.) of Write
Antonyms of Writ
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Homophones of Writ
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