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  • 21writ — 1 noun (C) a document from a court that orders someone to do or not to do something see also: Holy Writ 2 adjective writ large literary a) made clearer and easier to notice b) in a clearer and stronger form: The new evangelism is really old time… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22writ — I. /rɪt / (say rit) noun 1. Law a. 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… …

  • 23writ — 1. n. 1 a form of written command in the name of a sovereign, court, State, etc., to act or abstain from acting in some way. 2 a Crown document summoning a peer to Parliament or ordering the election of a member or members of Parliament. Phrases… …

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  • 24large — large1 W1S1 [la:dʒ US la:rdʒ] adj comparative larger superlative largest [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin largus] 1.) big in size, amount, or number ≠ ↑small ▪ Los Angeles is the second largest city in the US. ▪ The T shi …

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  • 25writ — writ1 noun 1》 a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to do or abstain from doing a specified act.     ↘(one s writ) one s power to enforce compliance or submission. 2》 archaic a piece or body of writing. Origin… …

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  • 26writ — 1. noun A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something. 2. verb (normally, “written”) and used in the phrase writ large …

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  • 27writ of mainprize — writ of mainprize, or mainprise /rit av meynprayz/ In English law, a writ directed to the sheriff (either generally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offense and bail has been refused, or specially, when the offense or cause of… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 28writ of mainprise — writ of mainprize, or mainprise /rit av meynprayz/ In English law, a writ directed to the sheriff (either generally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offense and bail has been refused, or specially, when the offense or cause of… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29writ of mainprize, or mainprise — /rit av meynprayz/ In English law, a writ directed to the sheriff (either generally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offense and bail has been refused, or specially, when the offense or cause of commitment is not properly bailable… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30Writ of error — Error Er ror, n. [OF. error, errur, F. erreur, L. error, fr. errare to err. See {Err}.] 1. A wandering; a roving or irregular course. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The rest of his journey, his error by sea. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A wandering or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English