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IPA transcription: ['ɹɪts]

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Noun

  • (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

Usage examples

  • However, writs of prohibition could be granted without such debate.
  • At that point, an election must be called by issuing the writs.
  • Writs of summons generally follow the same form.
  • Two different library boards in Ontario, Canada had been served with writs.