WRIT


Meaning of WRIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrit ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English wrītan to write

Date: before 12th century

1. : something written : writing

Sacred Writ

2.

a. : a formal written document ; specifically : a legal instrument in epistolary form issued under seal in the name of the English monarch

b. : an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the sovereign or of a court or judicial officer commanding the person to whom it is directed to perform or refrain from performing an act specified therein

writ of detinue

writ of entry

writ of execution

c. : the power and authority of the issuer of such a written order — usually used with run

outside the United States where…our writ does not run — Dean Acheson

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.