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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

Yuba City detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Childers.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The estimate is the science, the multiple the business warrants is the art.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of warrant

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Unlike a conventional setup, the instrument could vary both the strength and direction of the magnetic field—important because UTe₂ is anisotropic, meaning its properties depend strongly on direction.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
That makes Mary Schiavo, who is a former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, think the plane may have lost its navigational instruments just as a storm moved across its path on radar.

— John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of instrument

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Known as Special Intensive Revision, the revisions have drawn criticism over the documents required to establish voters’ eligibility.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
His punishments were focused on learning from the experience, according to documents filed in his subsequent lawsuit.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Oct. 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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He was arrested in Baltimore in March 2025 after picking up his then-5-year-old son, who has autism and other disabilities, from his grandmother's house, according to court papers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
That paper, called EquiOx, was intended to help researchers understand why pulse oximeters overestimated blood oxygen levels in patients with darker skin tones.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of paper

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The legislation calling for the hearing also gives the council subpoena power over Drexel.

— Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
And the Civilian Oversight Commission filed suit against the department in June for declining to provide certain records related to three cases of use of force the commission issued subpoenas for in February 2025.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of subpoena

Noun

In his own court filing in the Kuvshynov case, Hall says Zakrzewski would have been responsible for communicating with Fox about security and logistical concerns for March 14.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
The court filing offered the first detailed account of Pike's condition after an ambulance carried her away from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Wednesday night.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

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