writ of detinue
— Noun
– English
~ a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained
writ of prohibition
— Noun
– English
~ a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case
writ of error
— Noun
– English
~ a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial
writ of right
— Noun
– English
~ a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner
write-in
— Noun
– English
~ a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot
write-off
— Noun
– English
~ the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset
write-off
— Noun
– English
~ (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
write up
— Noun
– English
~ a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
write-down
— Noun
– English
~ (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset
write-in
— Noun
– English
~ a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
write-in candidate
— Noun
– English
~ a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
writer
— Noun
– English
~ writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
writer
— Noun
– English
~ a person who is able to write and has written something
writer's name
— Noun
– English
~ the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work
writer's cramp
— Noun
– English
~ muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
writer's block
— Noun
– English
~ an inability to write; "he had writer's block; the words wouldn't come"
writing table
— Noun
– English
~ a desk used for writing
writing
— Noun
– English
~ (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
writing style
— Noun
– English
~ a style of expressing yourself in writing
writing implement
— Noun
– English
~ an implement that is used to write