- writ (for something) (against somebody)
a legal document from a court telling somebody to do or not to do something (法庭的)令状,书面命令 The company has been served with a writ for breach of contract. 这家公司因违约已接到法院令状。 We fully intend to issue a writ against the newspaper. 我们一心想传讯这家报纸。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2A writ was filed in the High Court. 向高等法院提交令状。 Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 He can file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 他可以申请人身保护令。 He has been served with a High Court writ. 他收到了高等法院的传票。 The Supreme Court granted a writ. 最高法院发出了一个令状。 The businessmen have issued a writ against the authority for damages. 商人对当局发出了要求作出赔偿的文书。 The lawyer came to serve a writ on him. 律师来给他送传票。 a writ for damages/libel 要求赔偿损失的文书;诽谤令状 a writ of execution/summons 执行令状/ 传票
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- High Court
- libel
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- apply for
- seek
- obtain
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- in a/the writ
- writ against
- writ for
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- an application for a writ of…
- a petition for a writ of…
Word Originnoun Old English, as a general term denoting written matter, from the Germanic base of write.