Writ Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of WRIT

:

a document from a court ordering someone to do something or not to do something

• The judge issued a writ of habeas corpus.
• He was served with a writ.

Britannica Dictionary definition of WRIT

old-fashioned past participle of write

writ large

1

:

shown in a clear way

• His nervousness was writ large on his face. [=his nervousness could be seen clearly on his face]

2

:

in a very large form

:

on a very large scale

• National politics are just local politics writ large.