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Formal written order issued by an entity
prerogative writs, subpoenas, and certiorari are common types of writs, but many forms exist and have existed. In its earliest form, a writ was simply
Writ
Court action challenging unlawful detention
to as a writ of habeas corpus. The writ of habeas corpus is one of what are called the "extraordinary", "common law", or "prerogative writs", which were
Habeas_corpus
Court process to seek judicial review
court or government agency. Certiorari comes from the name of a prerogative writ in England, issued by a superior court to direct that the record of the lower
Certiorari
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up writ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A writ is a legal document. Writ may also refer to: Writ of election, a writ issued by a state ordering
Writ_(disambiguation)
United Kingdom aristocrats
attend Parliament is issued a writ of summons. Without the writ, no peer may sit or vote in Parliament. The form of writs of summons has changed little
Hereditary_peer
A writ of attachment is a court order to "attach" or seize an asset. It is issued by a court to a law enforcement officer or sheriff. The writ of attachment
Writ_of_attachment
Official writ calling for an election
A writ of election is a writ issued ordering the holding of an election. In Commonwealth countries writs are the usual mechanism by which by-elections
Writ_of_election
Written order by court to complete a task
A writ of assistance is a written order (a writ) issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff or a tax collector, to perform
Writ_of_assistance
Court procedure used to correct grave errors
A writ of coram nobis (also writ of error coram nobis, writ of coram vobis, or writ of error coram vobis) is a legal order allowing a court to correct
Coram_nobis
Legal remedy protecting right to a healthy environment in the Philippines
A Writ of Kalikasan is a legal remedy under Philippine law that provides protection of one's constitutional right to a healthy environment, as outlined
Writ_of_Kalikasan
Radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
WRIT-FM (95.7 FM, "BIG FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It carries a classic
WRIT-FM
This is a list of writs. Some of the writs listed below are abolished or obsolete in certain countries. Acquietandis Plegiis, a writ that lies for a surety
List_of_writs
Writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something the law prohibits
A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something the law prohibits. This writ is often issued by a superior court to the
Writ_of_prohibition
A peremptory writ of mandamus (also peremptory writ of mandate or simply peremptory mandamus) is an absolute and unqualified writ (a formal written command)
Peremptory_writ_of_mandamus
A writ of summons is a formal document issued by the monarch that enables someone to sit in a Parliament under the United Kingdom's Westminster system
Writ_of_summons
2025 video game
The Royal Writ is a 2025 roguelike deck-building video game developed by Save Sloth Studios and published by Yogscast Games. It was released for Windows
The_Royal_Writ
Type of extraordinary writ in California
The writ of mandate is a type of extraordinary writ in the U.S. state of California. In California, certain writs are used by the superior courts, courts
Writ_of_mandate_(California)
English legal fiction (c. 1230 – 1883)
of the courts of England and Wales, the writ of quominus, or writ of quo minus (Latin: "that not"), was a writ and legal fiction which allowed the Court
Writ_of_quominus
British writ of summons for peers
A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with
Writ_of_acceleration
Court order directing a government or other court
"Prerogative writ" is a historical term for a writ (official order) that directs the behavior of another arm of government, such as an agency, official
Prerogative_writ
Type of judicial remedy
A writ of mandamus (/mænˈdeɪməs/; lit. ''we command'') is a judicial remedy in common law jurisdictions consisting of a court order that commands a government
Mandamus
English lexicographer (born 1964)
"Guilty by Definition". whsmith.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2024. "Death Writ Large by Susie Dent". waterstones.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026. Shahid
Susie_Dent
Court order
A writ of execution (also known as an execution) is a court order granted to put in force a judgment of possession obtained by a plaintiff from a court
Writ_of_execution
Legal remedy in Brazil
the writ of security (Portuguese: mandado de segurança) is a remedy used to protect individual rights. It resembles in some respects the writ of amparo
Writ_of_security
1975 studio album by Black Sabbath
off." In his autobiography I Am Ozzy, singer Ozzy Osbourne confirms that "writs were being delivered to us at the mixing desk". In the liner notes to the
Sabotage (Black Sabbath album)
Sabotage_(Black_Sabbath_album)
Academic journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication is a peer-reviewed journal publishing four times a year since 1957 by the IEEE Professional Communication
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
IEEE_Transactions_on_Professional_Communication
Warrant authorizing the arrest and detention of an individual
sometimes refers to such a writs as a "writ of capias", defined as orders to "take" (or "capture") a person or assets. Capias writs are often issued when a
Arrest_warrant
Texts central to a religion's tradition
religious texts considered to be "especially authoritative", revered and "holy writ", "sacred, canonical", or of "supreme authority, special status" to a religious
Religious_text
Legal commentary website
Writ is a legal commentary website on the topic of the law of the United States hosted by FindLaw. The website is no longer adding content, having published
Writ_(website)
Obsolete writ in English law
A writ of attaint is an obsolete writ in English law, issued to inquire whether a jury had given a false verdict in a trial. In criminal cases, the writ
Writ_of_attaint
United Kingdom electoral process
An election to the House of Commons is formally begun by the issue of a writ by the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. In the case of a by-election, the
UK_parliamentary_by-election
Type of damage to rented property
The writ of estrepement (/ɛˈstriːp.mənt/ eh-STREEP-mənt), or de estrepamento (/ˌdiː ɛˌstrɛpəˈmɛn.toʊ/ DEE-eh-STREP-ə-MEN-toh), was a writ in common law
Estrepement
Prerogative writs in the legal system
Philippines, amparo and habeas data are prerogative writs to supplement the inefficacy of the writ of habeas corpus (Rule 102, Revised Rules of Court)
Amparo and habeas data in the Philippines
Amparo_and_habeas_data_in_the_Philippines
Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S.
justices. On average, the Supreme Court receives about 7,000 petitions for writs of certiorari each year, but only grants about 80. In 1787, four years after
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, which invoke the writ of habeas corpus. The writ of habeas corpus may be suspended in order to prevent any violence
Philippine habeas corpus cases
Philippine_habeas_corpus_cases
Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy (French: L'Espion Turc) is an eight-volume collection of fictional letters claiming to have been written by an Ottoman spy
Letters_Writ_by_a_Turkish_Spy
Persistent representation of language
Writing is the act of creating a persistent, usually visual representation of language on a surface. As a structured system of communication, writing is
Writing
Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes
challenged by a writ petition. On November 10, 2016, the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court issued a full judgment on the writ of Warrant of
Order of precedence in Bangladesh
Order_of_precedence_in_Bangladesh
Filipino judge (born 1940)
the use of the writ of Amparo for greater protection of Constitutional rights, and a more creative and resourceful application of the writ of habeas corpus;
Reynato_Puno
Officer of the High Court of England and Wales
enforcing High Court writs on behalf of the high sheriff for each county, but they are now directly responsible for such writs. HCEOs operate only in
High Court enforcement officer
High_Court_enforcement_officer
(from med. Lat. allocatur, "it is allowed") refers to the allowance of a writ or other pleading. It may also designate a certificate given by a taxing
Allocatur
Type of psychometric test
Intelligence test (WRIT) is an assessment of verbal (crystallized) and visual (fluid) IQ. Running at approximately 30 minutes, the WRIT is shorter than traditional
Wide_Range_Intelligence_Test
Recourse in US law against unlawful detention
collaterally review the final judgment of another court in contrast to other writs like certiorari and coram nobis that provide direct review of a judgment
Habeas corpus in the United States
Habeas_corpus_in_the_United_States
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
the implementation of a naval blockade of Southern ports. He suspended the writ of habeas corpus in April 1861, an action that Chief Justice Roger Taney
Abraham_Lincoln
1791 amendment protecting the right to keep and bear arms
person to "life, liberty, and property", to "keep and bear arms", to the "writ of habeas corpus" to "trial by jury", and divers others, are recognized by
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
2007 studio album by Cass McCombs
Dropping the Writ is the third studio album released by musician Cass McCombs. The album was released on October 9, 2007 by Domino Records. All tracks
Dropping_the_Writ
Open container format by Xiph.Org Foundation
Ogg (/ˈɒɡ/ OG) is a digital multimedia container file format designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of digital multimedia. It is
Ogg
Tort in English common law
The writs of trespass and trespass on the case are the two catchall torts from English common law, the former involving trespass against the person, the
Trespass_on_the_case
Latin phrase
Ad quod damnum or ad damnum is a Latin phrase meaning "according to the harm" or "appropriate to the harm". It is used in tort law as a measure of damage
Ad_quod_damnum
1978 novel by Donald R. Bensen
And Having Writ... is a 1978 science fiction/alternate history novel by American writer Donald R. Bensen. Nominated for the 1979 John W. Campbell Award
And_Having_Writ...
Authorization to execute a condemned person
execution warrant (also called a death warrant or a black warrant) is a writ that authorizes the execution of a condemned person. In the United States
Execution_warrant
1943 film by George Archainbaud
Hoppy Serves a Writ is a 1943 Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy, the 43rd of 66 Cassidy features
Hoppy_Serves_a_Writ
Order that serves as a specific type of authorization
generally an order that serves as a specific type of authorization, that is, a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, that permits
Warrant_(law)
Legislation declaring a person guilty
A bill of attainder (also known as an act of attainder, writ of attainder, or bill of pains and penalties) is an act of a legislature declaring a person
Bill_of_attainder
Ongoing High Court of Australia legal case
given adequate notice and an opportunity to be legally represented. In its writ, the WAP argued that the proscription mechanism introduced by the Combatting
White Australia Party v Commonwealth
White_Australia_Party_v_Commonwealth
Irish writer (1854–1900)
Earnest (1895) were still being performed in London, Wilde issued a civil writ against John Sholto Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry for criminal
Oscar_Wilde
1789 U.S. statute giving federal courts authority to effectuate the law
All Writs Act is a United States federal statute, codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1651, which authorizes the United States federal courts to "issue all writs necessary
All_Writs_Act
judicial writ concerning a plea of lands and tenements; so called, as most writs are, from the word which carried the chief intention of the writ. The writ was
Cape_(writ)
Extinct barony in the Peerage of England
a feudal barony rather than a barony by writ, which continued in parallel with the later baronies by writ, until the abolition of feudal tenure by the
Baron_Percy
President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008
approving the relieve of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, and later suspended the writ of the constitution, which led to fall of his presidency dramatically when
Pervez_Musharraf
Person who writes texts
takes up the pen): Go to, I will write it, that love-letter! Oh! I have writ it and rewrit it in my own mind so oft that it lies there ready for pen and
Writer
Writs of praecipe (imperative of the Latin praecipio ("I order"), thus meaning "order [this]") are a widespread feature of the common law tradition, generally
Praecipe
Legal request to have a case reviewed by a higher authority
courts eventually developed the writs of error and certiorari as routes to appellate relief, but both types of writs were severely limited in comparison
Appeal
1401 Act of the Parliament of England
take away the Crown's right to the writ was introduced in the House of Commons. It passed in that session. The writ was abolished by the Ecclesiastical
De_heretico_comburendo
Act of Parliament of England
council, or any councillor could apply for a writ of habeas corpus, required that all returns to the writ "certify the true cause" of imprisonment, and
Habeas_Corpus_Act_1640
19 February 2002, Guantanamo detainees petitioned in federal court for a writ of habeas corpus to review the legality of their detention. Numerous cases
Habeas corpus petitions of Guantanamo Bay detainees
Habeas_corpus_petitions_of_Guantanamo_Bay_detainees
Legal term in UK and US law
In common law, a writ of qui tam is a writ through which private individuals who assist a prosecution can receive for themselves all or part of the damages
Qui_tam
General-purpose programming language
expressions, each evaluating to something assignable (e.g., a variable or a writable property) are associated just as in forming tuple literal; as a whole,
Python_(programming_language)
Type of writ in English law
In English law, a writ of scire facias ([ˈʃiː.re ˈfaː.t͡ʃi.as], Latin, lit. 'make known') is a writ founded upon some judicial record directing the sheriff
Scire_facias
Word that expresses a property it also possesses
"word" is a word, the word "English" is (in) English, the word "writable" is writable, and the word "pentasyllabic" has five syllables. The opposite,
Autological_word
Legal writ to summon a jury
shortened to venire, is a writ directing a sheriff to assemble a jury. Various types are: venire facias ad respondendum – "a writ requiring a sheriff to
Venire_facias
Writer who writes for the credited author
A ghostwriter is a person hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are credited to another person as the author. Celebrities
Ghostwriter
A latitat is a legal device, namely a writ, that is "based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding" (see Blackstone.) The word "latitat"
Latitat
Ancient common law remedy
back by force without a writ of replevin could be contested by writ of rescous or de parco fracto, with a remedy in damages. A writ of trespass vi et armis
Replevin
Criminal who gives legal advice to other criminals while incarcerated
Jailhouse lawyer is a colloquial term in North American English to refer to an inmate in a jail or other prison who, though usually never having practiced
Jailhouse_lawyer
Nonprofit literary organization
Poets & Writers, Inc. is one of the largest nonprofit literary organizations in the United States serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction
Poets_&_Writers
Legal remedy regarding personal freedom of information
Habeas data is a writ and constitutional remedy available in certain nations. The literal translation from Latin of habeas data is "[we command] you have
Habeas_data
Prerogative writ in common-law jurisprudence
prerogative writs. It is a writ that sends a case from an appellate court to a lower court with an order to proceed to judgment. The writ of procedendo
Procedendo
Mesne (an Anglo-French legal form of the O. Fr. meien, mod. moyen, mean, Med. Lat. medianus, in the middle, cf. English mean), middle or intermediate,
Mesne
Philippine Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (born 1962)
bar examinations, authored the 2023 New Lawyer's Oath, and proposed the writ of kalayaan as a constitutional remedy to address severe prison overcrowding
Marvic_Leonen
Type of writ in English law
usually abbreviated fi. fa. (Latin for that you cause to be made), is a writ of execution after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages
Fieri_facias
Court order to give testimony
Writs shows a large variety of writs to be administrative in nature, as opposed to judicial. These former writs acquired the name prerogative writs in
Subpoena_ad_testificandum
Title in the Peerage of England
was subsequently created twice in the Peerage of England by writ. It was first granted by writ to Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley (1245–1321), 6th
Baron_Berkeley
Writ to compel testimony or the yielding of evidence
A subpoena (/səˈpiː.nə/; also subpena, subpœna) or witness summons is a writ issued by a government agency, most often a court, to compel testimony by
Subpoena
Writ
not depart") is an equitable writ restraining a person from leaving the jurisdiction of the court or the state. The writ may be issued to ensure the compliance
Ne_exeat
Legal document requiring the addressee to prove their authority to act
law, quo warranto (Medieval Latin for "by what warrant?") is a prerogative writ issued by a court which orders someone to show what authority they have for
Quo_warranto
assassinated after the writ was moved. Constituency abolished November 1885, so gain was not retained. By-election voided and writ suspended Uncontested
List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
List_of_ministerial_by-elections_to_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Basic elements of language
"god", "type", "writ", "can", "not") and possibly some affixes ("-s", "un-", "-ly", "-ness"). Words with more than one root ("[type][writ]er", "[cow][boy]s"
Word
privilege of return of writs, in medieval England, was a right given to certain liberties or franchises to execute royal writs within the land in question
Return_of_writs
Legal action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property
necessary to re-file using a new writ invented in the early fourteenth century, called the writ de proprietate probanda – a writ "concerning the proof of ownership"
Detinue
Dutch politician
353–371. doi:10.1111/1468-229X.00230. Retrieved 7 September 2023. A letter, writ by Mijn Heer Fagel (Pensioner of Holland) to Mr. James Stewart (Advocate);
Gaspar_Fagel
October 2024 to October 2025 opinions
dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. In NVIDIA v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, 604 U.S. 20 (2024), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari
2024 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
2024_term_opinions_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
United States Article I court
Armed Forces. Also reviewed by the Court are petitions for extraordinary writs, petitions for new trial which have been referred to the Court, and appeals
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals
Coast_Guard_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals
Type of surety bond
A supersedeas bond (often shortened to supersedeas), also known as a defendant's appeal bond, is a type of surety bond that a court requires from an appellant
Supersedeas_bond
Topics referred to by the same term
authorizes law enforcement to conduct a search for evidence Execution warrant, a writ that authorizes the execution of a condemned person Warrant (philosophy)
Warrant
1954 United States Supreme Court case
the writ could be issued by the court to correct the error. The writ of coram nobis was identical to the writ of habeas corpus; except, the writ of habeas
United States v. Morgan (1954)
United_States_v._Morgan_(1954)
British-American murderer on death row
with her most recent petition to the United States Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari being denied by the Supreme Court on November 13, 2018. Carty
Linda_Carty
Title in Peerage of Ireland
sole instance in the law of the Kingdom of Ireland recognising a peerage by writ. The progenitor of the family was a companion of Strongbow, from whom he
Baron_La_Poer
1968 work by Peter H. Sawyer
meant in the broadest sense, including a wide variety of texts including writs, wills, records of disputes and miscellaneous memoranda, as well as landbooks
Anglo-Saxon Charters: an Annotated List and Bibliography
Anglo-Saxon_Charters:_an_Annotated_List_and_Bibliography
2002 video game
During production, it was known by the working title of Might and Magic IX: Writ of Fate, and it is usually referred to by that title by fans of the series
Might_and_Magic_IX
travel, tourism, insurance
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