Writ

Writ

In common law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs and subpoenas are common types of writs but there are many others.

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Famous quotes containing the word writ:

    “For there was never yet philosopher
    That could endure the toothache patiently,
    However they have writ the style of gods
    And made a push at chance and sufferance.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “If you have writ your annals true, ‘tis there
    That, like an eagle in a dove-cote, I
    Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
    Alone I did it.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The prison is the state writ small.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)