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writ

1

[ rit ]

noun

  1. Law.
    1. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
    2. (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
  2. something written; a writing:

    sacred writ.



writ

2

[ rit ]

verb

Archaic.
  1. a simple past tense and past participle of write.

writ

1

/ 谤瑟迟 /

noun

  1. law (formerly) a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified act Official nameclaim
  2. archaic.
    a piece or body of writing

    Holy Writ

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

writ

2

/ 谤瑟迟 /

verb

  1. archaic.
    a past tense and past participle of write
  2. writ large
    plain to see; very obvious
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of writ1

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Norse rit writing, Gothic writs letter. See write
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of writ1

Old English; related to Old Norse rit, Gothic writs stroke, Old High German riz (German Riss a tear). See write
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鈥淢arvin鈥檚 passing is a huge loss for me and our industry writ large,鈥 Spielberg said in a statement obtained by The Times.

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Unlike 鈥淛ay and Pamela,鈥 the audience watches 鈥淢y 600-Lb Life鈥 and sees the main disabled stereotype writ large: people sitting at home eating cookies and living off people鈥檚 hard-earned tax dollars.

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鈥淚t weaponizes antisemitism to attack intellectual and academic freedom as well as the university writ large,鈥 said a letter signed by 77 Jewish professors at USC.

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Zoning became holy writ when FDR, as part of the New Deal, created the Federal Housing Administration, which offered home loans to a disproportionate degree among prospective white owners.

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鈥淲e鈥檙e talking on a daily basis as to how we combat this attack on our republic, this attack on our Constitution, and the attack on the rule of law writ large.鈥

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