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12 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Development
- Rationalisation of writs
- List
- Writ of election
- United States law
- Prerogative writs
- Other writs
- Indian law
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
thumb|A writ of attachment
In common law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs, subpoenas, and certiorari are common types of writs, but many forms exist and have existed.
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Henry II of England
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habeas corpus
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arrest warrant
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certiorari
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mandamus
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Quo warranto
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Civil Procedure Rules
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Writ of election
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Philadelphia
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Middle Ages
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International Standard Book Number
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Commonwealth of Nations
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U.S. state
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court
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United States Constitution
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William the Conqueror
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nobility
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Old English
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public domain
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knight
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