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11writ large — in an obvious or exaggerated form. → one s writ …
12writ large — adj. made more evident, made more prominent …
13be writ large — formal to be very obvious. Anger was writ large in his face …
14writ — Ⅰ. writ [1] ► NOUN 1) a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority, directing a person to act or refrain from acting in a specified way. 2) (one s writ) one s power to enforce compliance or submission. ORIGIN Old… …
15writ — writ1 [rit] vt., vi. archaic pt. & pp. of WRITE: now mainly in the phrase writ large, expressed, shown, or done on a larger scale or in a clearer or more emphatic way writ2 [rit] n. [ME < OE < writan: see WRITE] 1. Now Rare something… …
16writ — [[t]rɪ̱t[/t]] writs 1) N COUNT: oft N for/against n A writ is a legal document that orders a person to do a particular thing. He issued a writ against one of his accusers. 2) PHRASE: v link PHR, n PHR, usu PHR in/on n If you say that something is …
17writ — writ1 [ rıt ] noun count LEGAL an official document that tells someone to do something or to stop doing something a. issue/serve a writ to give someone a writ: writ for: He was served with a writ for the return of the letters. writ against: She… …
18writ — writ1 [rıt] n [: Old English;] a document from a court that orders someone to do or not to do something ▪ He issued a writ against the newspaper. ▪ The company has been served with a writ for damages. →↑Holy Writ writ 2 writ2 adj [Date: 1400… …
19large — adjective 1 BIG bigger or more than usual in number, amount, or size: Los Angeles is the second largest city in the US. | The T shirt comes in Small, Medium and Large. | This could create a large number of new jobs. | The town has a large… …
20writ — I UK [rɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms writ : singular writ plural writs legal an official document that tells someone to do something or to stop doing something • issue/serve a writ to give someone a writ issue/serve a writ against: She… …
