Definition of writ

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Writ (n.) 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..

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Autograph :: Autograph (a.) In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will..
Ammite :: Ammite (n.) Oolite or roestone; -- written also hammite.
Paramiographer :: Paramiographer (n.) A collector or writer of proverbs.
Lento :: Lento (a. & adv.) Slow; in slow time; slowly; -- rarely written lente.
Dissertate :: Dissertate (v. i.) To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse.
Matter :: Matter (n.) Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing..
Rasure :: Rasure (v.) A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a writing or print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an erasure..
Labyrinthodonta :: Labyrinthodonta (n. pl.) An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus Labyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent writers they are divided into two or more orders. See Stegocephala..
Typewriter :: Typewriter (n.) One who uses such an instrument.
Blank :: Blank (n.) Any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action, result, etc; a void..
Bepommel :: Bepommel (v. t.) To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing..
Notification :: Notification (n.) The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means..
Journalism :: "Journalism (n.) The periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing, editing, or writing for, journals or newspapers; as, political journalism..
Underwriting :: Underwriting (n.) The business of an underwriter,.
Abandonment :: Abandonment (n.) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
Argumentative :: Argumentative (a.) Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer..
Slipshod :: Slipshod (a.) Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.; slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod or loose style of writing..
Rubric :: Rubric (n.) The title of a statute; -- so called as being anciently written in red letters.
Logistics :: Logistics (n.) That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy.
Agreement :: Agreement (n.) The language, oral or written, embodying reciprocal promises..
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