writs

noun

plural of writ
1
as in warrants

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as in documents

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writs
  1. warrants
  2. documents
  3. summonses
  4. instruments
  5. subpoenas
  6. papers
  7. forms
Noun
  • Such attacks are a regular feature of wartime life in Ukraine despite arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court in 2024 for two senior Russian officers whom prosecutors accuse of overseeing strikes on civilian infrastructure.
    — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Brown was the subject of an active missing persons report at the time he was arrested, according to court records, and has nine active arrest warrants, mostly from Macon County in central Illinois.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of warrants
Noun
  • 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
  • The legal group, the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund, brought the lawsuit in which the new court documents were released.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • The number of summonses for low-level offenses, including criminal summonses, has risen during his tenure.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • They were eventually arrested and are expected to be issued summonses and released.
    — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of summonses
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
  • Thankfully, percussion and other high-frequency instruments sounded pretty good, though.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of instruments
Noun
  • Black had refused to respond to subpoenas asking him to appear and to turn over any potential nondisclosure agreements involving the investigation into Epstein.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Other members of Congress quickly followed suit, warning of numerous subpoenas.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of subpoenas
Noun
  • Many academic researchers publish only a handful of papers each year, seeking scientific discoveries or solutions to everyday problems facing businesses and government agencies.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Hurley and the Huskies’ bench, perplexed when the Huskies were called for their 13th foul when Michigan only had six, earned their first techinical of the season after assistant Mike Nardi threw his scouting papers on the floor.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of papers
Noun
  • These results implied either that the models were engaged in two unrelated forms of introspection, or that one of the processes wasn’t introspection after all.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • His houses often favored strong geometric forms, generous glazing, and a close relationship with the landscape—a combination that helped set them apart from the more traditional shingled homes that have long defined the region.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of forms
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