Definition of Writ
the power to enforce submission and compliance
Examples of Writ in a sentence
It is beyond the writ of adults to punish children that are not their own for misbehavior regardless of how bad it is. 🔊
Enforcing justice is something beyond the writ of the average citizen, which is why they are not allowed to take the law into their own hands. 🔊
Some people believe that no one has the writ to enforce their will over others, but without that we have no government and no order. 🔊
Rebellious teenagers like to think that being forced to follow their parent’s rules is beyond their writ even though their parents have that right and power. 🔊
The police have the writ and right to enforce the law, as their actions are condoned and supported by the government. 🔊
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