Nouns starting with W

• wrist — Noun – English ～ a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
• wrist pad — Noun – English ～ protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football players
• wristband — Noun – English ～ a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
• wristband — Noun – English ～ band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
• wristlet — Noun – English ～ a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
• wristwatch — Noun – English ～ a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
• writ of election — Noun – English ～ a writ ordering the holding of an election
• writ of habeas corpus — Noun – English ～ a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
• writ of execution — Noun – English ～ a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
• writ of mandamus — Noun – English ～ an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail
• writ of certiorari — Noun – English ～ a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
• writ — Noun – English ～ (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
• 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"

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