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writ1

Syllabification: (writ)

Pronunciation: /rit/

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Definition of writ

noun

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