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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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n.
a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way.
∎ (one's writ)
one's power to enforce compliance or submission; one's authority:
you have business here which is out of my writ and competence.
writ2
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v.
archaic past participle of write.
PHRASES:
writ large
clear and obvious:
the unspoken question writ large upon Rose's face.
∎
in a stark or exaggerated form:
bribing people by way of tax allowances is the paternalistic state writ large.
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WRIT NET INCOME UP 33 PERCENT; BETHESDA HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IS SOLD FOR QUADRUPLE ITS COST
PR Newswire; 8/12/1993; 700+ words
; ...Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (AMEX: WRE) reported net income of...a gain of $741,217 from the sale of WRIT's Bethesda headquarters building June...which was purchased in December 1992. WRIT "decondominimized" the Village Quarters...
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Writ of garnishment served? Consult your legal counsel
Magazine article from: Texas Banking; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...than when the local constable shows up to serve a writ of garnishment on the bank. It is always critical...common questions about garnishments: Q: What is a writ of garnishment? A writ of garnishment is a state law remedy prescribed by...
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WRIT PURCHASES 515 KING STREET IN OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA, VA., FOR $8 MILLION
PR Newswire; 7/23/1992; 700+ words
; WRIT PURCHASES 515 KING STREET IN OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA...Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (AMEX: WRE) closed on its second acquisition...600 square feet; 93 percent is leased. WRIT's projected yield is 11 percent. 2,497...
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WRIT 1993 NET INCOME UP 14%
PR Newswire; 2/23/1994; 700+ words
; ...Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (AMEX: WRE) reported 1993 Net Income...unmatched in the REIT industry and puts WRIT among the top one fifth of one percent...to ninety-two ($.92) per share. WRIT will pay a first quarter 1994 dividend...
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WRIT SELLS HEADQUARTERS BUILDING FOR FOUR AND ONE-HALF TIMES ORIGINAL COST FOR UNCONVENTIONAL REASONS
PR Newswire; 7/7/1993; 700+ words
; ...Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (AMEX: WRE) sold its headquarters...headquarters to the second floor walkup, and WRIT's management company moved to the previously...improvements, depreciation and selling expenses, WRIT's gain on the sale is just under 3 cents...
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WRIT INCREASES DIVIDEND, NET INCOME AND CASH FLOW TO RECORD LEVELS
PR Newswire; 11/12/1991; 700+ words
; WRIT INCREASES DIVIDEND, NET INCOME AND CASH FLOW...Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (AMEX: WRE) increased its annual dividend...increase over that period has been 12 percent. WRIT's increased per share cash flow and net...
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Which writ is which? A trial attorney's guide to Florida's extraordinary writs.
Magazine article from: Florida Bar Journal; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...petition for an extraordinary writ may provide the necessary...synopsis of the extraordinary writs most courts use to review...interlocutory orders and actions. Writ of Certiorari A petition...First, a petition for writ of certiorari filed more...jurisdiction to issue writs of certiorari. ...
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SC OKs Writ of Amparo rules; New judicial remedy to protect against violations & threats SC okays rules of Writ of Amparo, new remedy against violations, threats.(Main News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 9/26/2007; 700+ words
; ...unanimously yesterday the rules on the Writ of Amparo, an additional judicial remedy...constitutional rights. The adoption of the Writ of Amparo was one of the recommendations...safeguard one's life and liberty.' The Writ of Amparo shall hold public authorities...
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Criminal procedure.(writ of error coram nobis)
Magazine article from: Suffolk University Law Review; 3/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...of Relief Under the Writ of Error Coram Nobis...2008) Under the All Writs Act of the United...array of common-law writs. (1) In certain...circumstances, the rare writ of error coram nobis...authority to issue writs ... not otherwise...court's grant of the writ, ruling Trenkler...
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Common law writs - from the practical to the extraordinary.(Florida)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar Journal; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...issuance of a common law writ, which is ingrained in...principles governing common law writs provides a litigant with...habeas corpus, and all writs necessary to the complete...jurisdiction. Each of these writs warrants individual discussion...applicable. An original writ proceeding is ...
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Writ
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
WRIT An order issued by a...on the courts to issue writs that allowed persons...Most other common-law writs were discarded in U...several extraordinary writs, which are issued only...remedies have failed. The writ of habeas corpus, sometimes...
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Writs of Assistance Case
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...search warrant called a writ of assistance. Also known as Paxton's Case , the Writs of Assistance case contributed...authority to issue the writ. Second, Otis challenged...procedure by which the writs were issued. Otis argued...an application for the writ. Otis maintained that...
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writ
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...would be awarded a writ of execution (a type...effect. The original writs were extremely limited...the issuance of new writs, in time worked great...the principle, "no writ, no right" was at...prerogative writs (writs issued as a matter...mandamus . The term writ usually is ...
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Writs of Assistance
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
WRITS OF ASSISTANCE WRITS OF ASSISTANCE were general search warrants...Quebec. Because the controversy over the writs of assistance surfaced in the superior court...Unreasonable ; Townshend Acts and vol. 9: The Writ of Assistance, 1762 .
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Habeas Corpus, Writ of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
HABEAS CORPUS, WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, WRIT OF, is a legal procedure by which a court inquires into the lawfulness...detention. In the words of Chief Justice John Marshall, "The writ of habeas corpus is a high prerogative writ, known to the common...
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