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
  • Investigators read aloud to Colt Gray the warrants for his arrest at the end of a lengthy police interview hours after the September 2024 shooting.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The Nampa Police Special Enforcement Team originally attempted to arrest the man on several outstanding warrants at a residence in the 1600 block of Ruby Court on July 16, according to the release.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
Definition of warrants
Noun
  • The project will include 121 boutique homes geared toward older adults, office space, a parking garage and a rooftop restaurant and bar, according to city documents.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • In October 2025, Baumgarten dropped his claims against both Opera Carolina and Williams, court documents show.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and were let go, while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • Offenses like blowing red lights or running stop signs are currently handled via civil summonses.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of summonses
Noun
  • Now that the spacecraft is active again, engineers will begin downloading health and safety information before retrieving data collected by its scientific instruments.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The video opens with the singer arriving at the prison while reciting a prayer in a voiceover before joining a group of inmates holding instruments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of instruments
Noun
  • The subpoenas were withdrawn after the news organizations challenged them.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • Black testified Epstein was not involved with crafting any NDAs, and, after more back and forth over whether Black could discuss the agreements, Ashworth served Black with subpoenas for his NDAs and for testimony.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of subpoenas
Noun
  • Five people entered the business and one threatened an employee with a handgun while the others stole boxes containing vaping devices, cartridges and dozens of packs of rolling papers, police said.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • Wind, too, considers a quest for box and papers to be misguided.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 July 2026
Definition of papers
Noun
  • Practitioners must also administer informed consent forms before proceeding with any sort of treatment, under Florida law.
    — Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Human faces emerge from distorted forms that appear stretched through time, echoing motifs found in Chan’s earlier titanium sculptures.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of forms
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