Both Uses of
writ
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- It is for the recovery of money on an I O U, a writ.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- But what did he care now for an I O U, for a writ of recovery!†
Chpt 2.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(writ as in: writ from the court) an order issued by a court or judicial officer
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(2)
(writ as in: writ large) written large an idiom meaning made obvious (as though written in large print)
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(3)
(writ as in: holy writ) an unquestionable truth; or a sacred writing -- especially the Bible
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(4)
(writ as in: writ in her own hand) archaic way of saying written or wrote