English noun: judicial writ |
1. | judicial writ (communication) (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer |
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| Synonyms | writ |
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| Broader (hypernym) | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | assize, attachment, certiorari, court order, fieri facias, habeas corpus, mandamus, process, scire facias, sequestration, subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum, subpoena duces tecum, summons, venire facias, warrant, writ of certiorari, writ of detinue, writ of election, writ of error, writ of habeas corpus, writ of mandamus, writ of prohibition, writ of right |
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| Domain category | jurisprudence, law |
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