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
  • After years of legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and Romania, the Tates were arrested in Miami by US Marshals on July 18 on provisional arrest warrants requested by Britain.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Christopher Mondragon Aurora Police Castanuela is wanted on three Aurora police warrants for numerous theft and obstruction charges.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of warrants
Noun
  • The Sun conjoins Mercury in Virgo and your 8th House of Shared Resources, Trust, Intimacy, and Mutual Support, bringing clarity to money, documents, access, care, or emotional expectations.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In 1968 Britain considered evicting the family by force, with declassified documents showing a plan to raze the fort.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • Hence, that’s why the NYPD started issuing criminal court summonses to cyclists.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Related Articles Gothamist reviewed evidence of at least 65 summonses to the DLCA.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of summonses
Noun
  • To capture the Ice Age era, the trio used instruments including the Divje Babe flute, which was discovered in 1995 at the Divje Babe archeological site in Slovenia.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The mission also carries instruments from Egypt, Switzerland, Bahrain and Italy; the latter country’s instrument is a small laser retroreflector on the lander that can be used to precisely measure distances from orbiters to the lunar surface.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of instruments
Noun
  • The subpoenas provide further evidence that the GTA 6 leaks are real, and that Take-Two is trying to crack down, forcing online platforms to scrub the information.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The ruling upheld the January district court decision that first quashed the subpoenas.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of subpoenas
Noun
  • My mother has accused me of removing personal papers from her file cabinet.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, try to understand that your mother’s accusation may come from frustration with herself at having misplaced the papers.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of papers
Noun
  • Others, like acetyl-D-leucine, have similar forms that have approval.
    — Mike McRae August 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Davies hopes to develop forms of DHM that are more bioavailable—but not necessarily for hangover treatments.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of forms
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