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writ

1

[ rit ]

noun

  1. Law.
    1. 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 specified act.
    2. (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
  2. something written; a writing:

    sacred writ.



writ

2

[ rit ]

verb

Archaic.
  1. a simple past tense and past participle of write.

writ

1

/ °ùɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. law (formerly) a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified act Official nameclaim
  2. archaic.
    a piece or body of writing

    Holy Writ

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

writ

2

/ °ùɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. archaic.
    a past tense and past participle of write
  2. writ large
    plain to see; very obvious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of writ1

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Norse rit writing, Gothic writs letter. See write
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of writ1

Old English; related to Old Norse rit, Gothic writs stroke, Old High German riz (German Riss a tear). See write
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Unlike “Jay and Pamela,†the audience watches “My 600-Lb Life†and sees the main disabled stereotype writ large: people sitting at home eating cookies and living off people’s hard-earned tax dollars.

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“It weaponizes antisemitism to attack intellectual and academic freedom as well as the university writ large,†said a letter signed by 77 Jewish professors at USC.

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Zoning became holy writ when FDR, as part of the New Deal, created the Federal Housing Administration, which offered home loans to a disproportionate degree among prospective white owners.

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“We’re talking on a daily basis as to how we combat this attack on our republic, this attack on our Constitution, and the attack on the rule of law writ large.â€

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Lincoln had intervened in an attempt to serve a writ of habeas corpus.

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