Usually means: Official legal order by court.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!) Easter eggs (New!)
We found 49 dictionaries that define the word writ:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. writ: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. writ: Merriam-Webster
  3. writ, writ: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. writ, writ: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. writ: Collins English Dictionary
  6. writ: Vocabulary.com
  7. Writ, writ: Wordnik
  8. writ: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. writ: Wiktionary
  10. writ: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. writ: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. writ: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. writ, writ: Dictionary.com
  14. writ: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. writ: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. WRIT, Writ (disambiguation), Writ (website), Writ: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Writ: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. writ: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. writ: Rhymezone
  20. Writ: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. writ: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. writ: FreeDictionary.org
  23. writ: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. writ: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)
  2. ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science (No longer online)

Business (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. writ: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. writ: Webster's New World Law Dictionary
  3. Duhaime's Canadian law dictionary (No longer online)
  4. writ: Law.com Dictionary
  5. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  6. THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM (No longer online)
  7. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  8. Writ: A DICTIONARY OF LAW (1893)
  9. writ: Finance-Glossary.com
  10. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  11. Writ: Investopedia
  12. International Law Dictionary (No longer online)
  13. writ: Legal dictionary
  14. Glossary of Labor & Legal Terminology (No longer online)
  15. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. writ: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Writ: Glossary of Election Terms
  2. WRIT: Acronym Finder
  3. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  4. writ: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. writ: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See write as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (law) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
noun:  Authority, power to enforce compliance.
noun:  (archaic) That which is written; writing.
noun:  A written order, issued by the British House of Commons, ordering a parliamentary by-election, or an order, issued by the Lord Chancellor, ordering a general election, or one issued by the House of Lords summoning Peers to the Chamber.

Similar:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    ink black,     antique gold,     midnight blue,     slate gray,     ivory, more...



Word origin

Words similar to writ

Usage examples for writ

Idioms related to writ

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing writ

Words that often appear near writ

Rhymes of writ

Invented words related to writ

Similar:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    ink black,     antique gold,     midnight blue,     slate gray,     ivory, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.



List phrases that spell out writ 




Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux