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
  • The warrants were canceled a day later following an arraignment.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And besides, 17-year-old Brian Madjo’s captivating performance in the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday warrants another opportunity.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of warrants
Noun
  • The state last week filed documents pushing back on Murdaugh’s request to send DNA found under Maggie’s fingernails to an independent laboratory for more advanced testing.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • According to charging documents, the teens were allegedly plotting to rob Wright and displayed guns during a video call.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ended the practice of issuing criminal summonses to e-bike riders for minor infractions this year.
    — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • To that end, Kersten said, the TLC issued more than 3,500 summonses for unlicensed operations in the first six months of 2026 — compared to 4,369 such summonses issued during all of 2025.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of summonses
Noun
  • According to Indian investigators, certain PNB officials issued financial instruments known as Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) to companies controlled by Modi, Choksi and their associates.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While one group of works treats gravity as an anchor to bodily existence, another examines documents and archives, asking how words—our primary instruments of connection—can simplify experience, distort truth and generate misunderstanding.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of instruments
Noun
  • Law enforcement agencies can also obtain digital information through search warrants, court orders, subpoenas and emergency requests to technology companies.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The four letters were sent on separate days in July along with subpoenas for four different inmates, whose names were redacted as part of typical privacy redactions under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of subpoenas
Noun
  • One theory, proposed in seminal papers by the Italian hydrologist Andrea Rinaldo and colleagues in the early 1990s, says that river networks are elongated at large scales because this is the most energy-efficient way of transporting water downhill.
    — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • By the following day, the feature had been disabled, according to the warrant papers.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of papers
Noun
  • Benefits and uses of peppermint oil Made from crushed peppermint leaves, peppermint oil comes in various forms, each with its own use.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Common Cents Act seeks to provide some clarity and has now passed both chambers of Congress in substantially matching forms.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of forms
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