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Definition of Writ
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Writ
3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth. imp. & p. p. of Write. That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ. An instrument in writing, under seal, in an epistolary form, issued from the proper authority, commanding the performance or nonperformance of some act by the person to whom it is directed; as, a writ of entry, of error, of execution, of injunction, of mandamus, of return, of summons, and the like. of Write Related Definitions:
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Writ Quotations
He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet. Aphra Behn Here lies one whose name was writ in water. John Keats The moving finger writes; and having writ, moves on: nor all thy piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it. Omar Khayyam Politicians are just Daily Mail journalists writ large, aren't they? They're always telling us what's going to happen, and we know they don't know! Tom Baker The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. Edward Fitzgerald |
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Writ Translations
writ in Dutch is aanschrijving, schriftelijk bevel writ in Italian is documento writ in Spanish is escrito, escritura |
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