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writ

UK
/rɪt/
US
/rɪt/

Translations

writnoun
writs
pl
UK
/rɪt/
US
/rɪt/
ordonnanceTerme juridique.
The court issued a writ of habeas corpus to ensure the prisoner's release.
Le tribunal a émis une ordonnance d'habeas corpus afin d'assurer la libération du prisonnier.
juridictionEmploi juridique; dans l'expression « the king's writ did not run ».
Beyond the frontier, the king's writ did not run.
Au-delà de la frontière, la juridiction du roi ne s'étendait pas.
écritStyle soutenu.
The ancient writ was discovered in the ruins of the old library.
L'ancien écrit a été découvert dans les ruines de l'ancienne bibliothèque.
Synonyms
order
authorization
mandate
injunction
directive
command
decree
writverb
writ
Past Simple
have writ
Past Participle
Archaic; serves as the past tense and past participle of the verb 'write'.
écrivitPassé simple archaïque de « write ».
He writ a heartfelt note before he left.
Il écrivit une note émouvante avant de partir.
écritParticipe passé archaïque de « write ».
He had writ the letter before dawn.
Il avait écrit la lettre avant l'aube.
writpast participle
UK
/rɪt/
US
/rɪt/
Used chiefly after nouns or in fixed phrases such as 'writ large' to mean 'written' or 'expressed clearly'.
Their ambitions were writ large across the campaign slogan.
Leurs ambitions étaient clairement écrites en grand dans le slogan de campagne.

Definitions

writnoun
A formal written order issued by a court commanding the party to whom it is addressed to perform or cease performing a specified act.
The court issued a writ of habeas corpus to ensure the prisoner's release.
A piece of writing; a document.
The ancient writ was discovered in the ruins of the old library.
Authority or legal power to enforce obedience or exercise control; jurisdiction.
Beyond the frontier, the king's writ did not run.
writverb
Archaic past tense and past participle of the verb 'write'.
He writ a heartfelt note before he left.
writpast participle
Written; expressed or set down in writing, especially clearly or boldly.
Their ambitions were writ large across the campaign slogan.
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