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Recent Examples of writ
The state is asking the judge to declare the district is in violation of state law and to issue a writ of mandate forcing it to comply.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
And, of course, the Trump administration has been big on cutting waste, fraud and abuse writ large.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
McDevitt has since doubled down on that order, issuing a writ of execution on Nov. 21 enabling the foreclosure process to move ahead and the Ada County Sheriff’s Office to begin preparing the property for sale.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
There, a federal circuit court held that President Abraham Lincoln was powerless to suspend the writ of habeas corpus because the Constitution entrusted the suspension power exclusively to Congress.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
And, of course, the Trump administration has been big on cutting waste, fraud and abuse writ large.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
McDevitt has since doubled down on that order, issuing a writ of execution on Nov. 21 enabling the foreclosure process to move ahead and the Ada County Sheriff’s Office to begin preparing the property for sale.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
There, a federal circuit court held that President Abraham Lincoln was powerless to suspend the writ of habeas corpus because the Constitution entrusted the suspension power exclusively to Congress.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
Noun
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His death was confirmed after the warrant was issued.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lindsey Hull said last month her parents were taken into custody and told arrest warrants had been issued for them in Mexico after a criminal complaint was filed by The Palace Company alleging fraud.—
Polo Sandoval,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Webb’s powerful instruments calculated the asteroid at about 200 feet, or roughly the height of a 15-story building.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The instrument, now in its fourth year of surveying the sky, can observe light from 5,000 galaxies at the same time.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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She was given two pink-colored summonses by the New York Police Department — one for obstructing pedestrian traffic and the other for failure to disperse — before being released.—
Shimon Prokupecz,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Most of those offenders, 671, were issued summonses but another 313 were arrested, including 180 who had outstanding warrants, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Brenda Ruth Deutsch, 70, was arrested earlier this week on three felony counts of child abuse, neglect and child endangerment after a child reported to be missing was later found in Texas, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Last month, the Trump administration released a trove of documents about the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2022
Noun
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That same paper acknowledged that immediate impacts of the transition to privatization often leads to reduction in wages and loss of jobs.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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At the end of his postgame availability, James crumpled up the paper and shot it into a nearby garbage can.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Individual lawmakers like Schiff can investigate matters using personal office staff, though such investigations would lack subpoena power.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Texas lawmakers have unanimously approved a subpoena demanding financial and operational records from Texas Central, the company building a high-speed rail project linking Dallas and Houston.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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As of last May, filings with the state of Texas indicated that 78% of CFP Administration LLC’s ownership was held in equal 15.6% shares by the Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration mentioned Tareck El Aissami in its filings on the gang's ties to Maduro.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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