writ
English Thesaurus
1. (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | court order, |
| definition | : | a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | warrant, |
| definition | : | a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | assize, |
| definition | : | an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | certiorari, writ of certiorari, |
| definition | : | a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | venire facias, |
| definition | : | a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mandamus, writ of mandamus, |
| definition | : | an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | attachment, |
| definition | : | a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | fieri facias, |
| definition | : | a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | scire facias, |
| definition | : | a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sequestration, |
| definition | : | a writ that authorizes the seizure of property (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | writ of detinue, |
| definition | : | a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | writ of election, |
| definition | : | a writ ordering the holding of an election (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | writ of error, |
| definition | : | a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | writ of prohibition, |
| definition | : | a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | writ of right, |
| definition | : | a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | process, summons, |
| definition | : | a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum, |
| definition | : | a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | subpoena duces tecum, |
| definition | : | a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
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