writ

[US]/rɪt/
[UK]/rɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. legal document; court order

Phrases & Collocations

legal writ

writ of summons

court writ

writ of execution

Example Sentences

the writer of the letter.

a writer of distinction

the writer of a report

I'm writing a book.

a cumbersome writing style.

a writer of great originality.

a writer of military music.

the writing is straightforward and accessible.

a similarity of writing styles.

a creative writing workshop.

Your writing is poor.

Your writing is terrible.

That writer is well-known.

This is not my writing brush.

a writer of considerable influence.

Real-world Examples

But it is divided along factional lines and has few tools to impose its writ.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Writs never expired and were transferrable from one official to another.

Source: VOA Daily Standard February 2017 Collection

Globally, yes, pollinators writ large in many instances are in decline.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

Wow. So what does this mean writ large for the economy?

Source: NPR News May 2021 Compilation

Not people writ large, with a handler so she can do education programs.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

Not people writ large, with a handler so she can do educaiton programs.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

Writ large, that information might yield useful demographic clues about particular neighbourhoods.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I have written about this and written about online abuse writ large for many years.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

We continue to see supply challenges in the laboratory community writ large

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

I mean issuing writs for three Scottish by-elections to poll on the day after the visit.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

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