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writ

noun

Definition of writ

as in warrant

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as in instrument

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Recent Examples of writ History is writ so large and Larry writes so small that the juxtaposition tickled him. — Peter White, Deadline, 26 June 2026 Cry Baby, essentially a rock album, is instead a reflection and rebuttal to American instability writ large. — Mankaprr Conteh, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026 If departments decline to complete those evaluations then that opens the door for the union to file a writ in superior court over the return-to-office order, Gauger said. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026 This Gen4 version offers more computing and faster loading compared to its predecessor by 55%, and boats read and writ speeds of up to 7450 and 6900MB per second, respectively. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for writ

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Noun

Officers found Jones on the porch and arrested him on the outstanding warrant.

— CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Raytown police took into custody a man with outstanding municipal warrants, but the Raytown Police Investigations Unit was still looking into his involvement with the shooting, VanBibber wrote.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of warrant

Noun

While sharing little in common with dueling-guitar acts such as the Allman Brothers Band or ’70s contemporaries the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, Television also drew its power from the preternatural rapport between Verlaine and Lloyd’s instruments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
According to the study, GPS instruments installed around the glacier recorded its position every 15 seconds.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of instrument

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At least until the last decade, public documents of Rolling Thunder’s two five-week spurts in 1975 and 1976 have been paltry and unsatisfying.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to federal court documents in Dallas.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of document

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While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.

— Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.

— Hartford Courant, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2022

Definition of capias

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The process takes 3 minutes and 54 seconds, according to the research paper.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
For example, Tom Stallard of Northumbria University in the UK, who is a co-author with Yan on the new research paper, has been leading James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations of the faint infrared auroral lights on both Uranus and Neptune.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of paper

Noun

After plaintiffs accused Wexner of attempting to evade subpoenas, a federal magistrate judge ultimately ordered him to testify.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Elections clerks around California in the week before the election were sent subpoenas to testify before grand juries slated to convene in November.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of subpoena

Noun

Three objections to those 5th Ward candidates were filed by Gregory Jackman, an Aurora resident from the 5th Ward, according to his filing.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Bill Essayli’s office in Los Angeles — where Hamill works — referred questions about the filing to the Justice Department.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

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