writ

BrE /rɪt/ AmE /rɪt/

noun en → es

1 LEGAL DOCUMENT [singular] C1

an official legal document that orders someone to do something or prevents them from doing something

sentencia, orden judicial

  • a writ of summons

Collocations writ of habeas corpus · writ of mandamus

  • The court issued a writ of habeas corpus.

    El tribunal emitió una orden de amparo.

2 HISTORICAL [singular] C1

an old-fashioned word for a letter or document written by hand, especially one that is important or official

carta antigua, documento manuscrito

  • ancient writ

Collocations ancient writ of summons · medieval writ

  • The ancient writ was discovered in the archives.

    El antiguo documento fue descubierto en los archivos.