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WRIT OF RIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does writ of right mean?
• WRIT OF RIGHT (noun)
The noun WRIT OF RIGHT has 1 sense:
1. a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner
Familiarity information: WRIT OF RIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("writ of right" is a kind of...):
judicial writ; writ ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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