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Writ

🔄 Synonyms of "Writ"

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Word	Definition
judicial writnoun	(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Writ"

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Word	Definition
judicial writnoun	(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
mandamusnoun	(law) A common law prerogative writ that compels a court or government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.
subpoenanoun	(law) A writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.
appealnoun	A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
citationnoun	The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
injunctionnoun	(law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
mandatenoun	An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
warrantnoun	(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
petitionnoun	A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance.
propertynoun	Something that is owned.
pleadingnoun	The act of making a plea.
ordinancenoun	(US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
order-in-councilnoun	(law) In some Commonwealth parliamentary systems, a legally-enforceable decree by the executive branch of a government.
decreenoun	An edict or law.
authoritynoun	(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
assignmentnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
recoursenoun	(uncountable, recourse to) The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation.
demandnoun	The desire to purchase goods and services.
resourcenoun	Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
summonsnoun	A call to do something, especially to come.