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writ
/rɪt/ noun [C]Definition
› LAW a legal document from a court which orders someone to do something or to not do something: issue/serve a writ The company served a writ on the newspaper for publishing false accusations.be served with a writ The author has been served with a writ which he will be contesting.
(Definition of writ noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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