judicial writ
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8.2
- noun
- /dʒuˈdɪʃəl rɪt/
- Formal
- The lawyer filed a judicial writ to prevent the demolition of the building.
Examples
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The judge issued a judicial writ mandating the immediate release of the detainee.
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A judicial writ was served to compel the company to release the documents.
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The judge issued a judicial writ to halt the proceedings.
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Can you explain what a judicial writ is?
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The judge issued a judicial writ that ordered the defendant to appear in court next week.
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She received a judicial writ requiring her to cease all construction activities on the property.
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The lawyer filed a judicial writ to challenge the government's decision on the case.
Synonyms
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3.0
An instruction from someone in power that must be followed
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5.3
An official paper that tells a person or group to do something
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3.5
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
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5.7
An official written order from a court or government that must be followed
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8.5
An official order that a government or person in power gives
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8.2
A formal written court order telling someone to do or not do something
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7.7
A clear order that someone in charge gives, like a teacher or parent
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9.9
An official written order or reply from an authority like a court
How Binding
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'judicial writ' is a straightforward noun phrase combining 'judicial' (relating to courts or judges) with 'writ' (a legal document ordering action). If a B1 learner knows both constituent words, the overall meaning — a writ issued by the judiciary — is directly derivable and follows normal compositional patterns, so it is transparent.
Etymology
Judicial writ comes from the old practice of a judge writing a short official paper where the judicial part means the judge and the writ was a written order given to someone. That's why today judicial writ means a court's 'written order' telling a person or group to do or stop something.