writ of right
noun
English Law. a writ directed to a person who presided over a feudal court, directing him to render justice between his vassals in a dispute as to ownership of land: usually led to a trial in a royal court if feudal ownership was involved.
Law. a common-law writ to restore land to its rightful owner or tenants.
Nearby words
writ of election, writ of error, writ of execution, writ of extent, writ of prohibition, writ of right, writ of summons, writable, write, write down, write in
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