writ
writs
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pluralof writ.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They tore into him with false claims and calumnies and writs against him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Such writs are rare because they permit intervention before normal appellate procedures have been exhausted.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2025
Sentenced to 26 years to life in prison, Martinez spent the next three decades filing writs, appeals and petitions as a self-taught jailhouse lawyer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2024
The Smith team then made its most important and aggressive move by noting that when judges have issued clearly erroneous jury instructions that doom prosecutions, “courts have permitted the government to obtain writs of mandamus.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
When Walter, who could barely read or write, failed to file the various pleadings, writs, motions, and lawsuits the other prisoners had advised him to file, they blamed him for his predicament.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
