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writ

noun

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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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Armed with those results, officers have gone to judges to secure arrest warrants, leading at times to cases of mistaken identity and wrongful arrest.

— Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
The warrants allege Gosnell struck the children with a baseball bat and a circular knife, causing severe injuries, with intent to kill them.

— Brittany Miller , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of warrant

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After trying out several basses in the showroom, Hsu, who specializes in Latin jazz, selects a top-of-the-line $39,000 instrument.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Dance movies marvelously translate primal emotions into motion, the human body becoming a supple instrument deftly communicating the pain, ecstasy and confusion of being alive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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Further, while about 4,000 workers across Hartford HealthCare’s hospitals, ambulatory locations, and support functions will benefit from this increase, an additional 4,000 will benefit from compression adjustments, the documents show.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
At one end is visa-free travel; at the other is a full visa application requiring supporting documents and, in some cases, an appointment.

— Jean Francois Harvey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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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 paper also obtained a video showing Rodriguez speaking with parents at a baseball field.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Guests including Camille Cottin, Cynthia Erivo and Greta Lee stopped to marvel at a display with photographs and personal papers from Schlumberger, an otherwise private and discrete figure who was part of Paris’ Café Society.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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With majority power comes bigger budgets and staff, and the ability to investigate, subpoena and potentially course-correct what the Democrats say are widespread corruption and abuses of power.

— Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
The report notes 132 subpoenas were issued, and the jury heard from 43 witnesses, seven of whom were invited to testify before the jury.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of subpoena

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The Texas book bar’s trademark filing and the Charlotte coffee bar and lounge’s opening had crossed paths within just a few days of each other.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026
In its latest quarterly filing, the company said that, as of June, every 100-basis point (1 percentage point) increase in rates could result in a $30 million jump in its interest expense, based on the balance of its outstanding floating rate debt.

— Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien,Seema Mody, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

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