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A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.

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  1. n. A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.
  2. n. A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued.
  3. (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. Wharton.
  4. n. A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. n. A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued.