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:

    “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)

    “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)