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writ
1[ rit ]
noun
- Law.
- a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
- (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- something written; a writing:
sacred writ.
writ
2[ rit ]
verb
- a simple past tense and past participle of write.
writ
1/ ɪ /
noun
- law (formerly) a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified act Official nameclaim
- archaic.a piece or body of writing
Holy Writ
writ
2/ ɪ /
verb
- archaic.a past tense and past participle of write
- writ largeplain to see; very obvious
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of writ1
Example Sentences
“Marvin’s passing is a huge loss for me and our industry writ large,” Spielberg said in a statement obtained by The Times.
Unlike “Jay and Pamela,” the audience watches “My 600-Lb Life” and sees the main disabled stereotype writ large: people sitting at home eating cookies and living off people’s hard-earned tax dollars.
“It weaponizes antisemitism to attack intellectual and academic freedom as well as the university writ large,” said a letter signed by 77 Jewish professors at USC.
Zoning became holy writ when FDR, as part of the New Deal, created the Federal Housing Administration, which offered home loans to a disproportionate degree among prospective white owners.
“We’re talking on a daily basis as to how we combat this attack on our republic, this attack on our Constitution, and the attack on the rule of law writ large.”
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