ALL meanings of writ
writ
W w - noun writ law: order or summons 1
- noun writ Law. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act. (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name. 1
- noun writ something written; a writing: sacred writ. 1
- verb writ a simple past tense and past participle of write. 1
- verb with object writ to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe: Write your name on the board. 1
- verb with object writ to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of. 1
- verb with object writ to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing: to write a check. 1
- verb with object writ to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc.: to write two copies of a letter. 1
- verb with object writ to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down: to write a letter to a friend. 1
- verb with object writ to produce as author or composer: to write a sonnet; to write a symphony. 1
- verb with object writ to trace significant characters on, or mark or cover with writing. 1
- verb with object writ to cause to be apparent or unmistakable: Honesty is written on his face. 1
- verb with object writ Computers. to transfer (information, data, programs, etc.) from storage to secondary storage or an output medium. 1
- verb with object writ Stock Exchange. to sell (options). 1
- verb with object writ to underwrite. 1
- verb without object writ to trace or form characters, words, etc., with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means, or as a pen or the like does: He writes with a pen. 1
- verb without object writ to write as a profession or occupation: She writes for the Daily Inquirer. 1
- verb without object writ to express ideas in writing. 1
- verb without object writ to write a letter or letters, or communicate by letter: Write if you get work. 1
- verb without object writ to compose or work as a writer or author. 1
- verb without object writ Computers. to write into a secondary storage device or output medium. 1
- noun writ A form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way. 1
- countable noun writ A writ is a legal document that orders a person to do a particular thing. 0
- noun writ (formerly) a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified act 0
- noun writ a piece or body of writing 0
- noun writ something written; writing; document 0
- noun writ a formal legal document ordering or prohibiting some action 0
- abbreviation WRIT write 0