/ rɪt; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
writ (for sth) (against sb) a legal document from a court telling sb to do or not to do sth :
The company has been served with a writ for breach of contract.
We fully intend to issue a writ against the newspaper.
—see also Holy Writ
■ verb
( old use ) pp of write
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IDIOMS
- writ large
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WORD ORIGIN
noun Old English , as a general term denoting written matter, from the Germanic base of write .