Word · Frequency #7184
writ
令状；法院令状
a legal document issued by a court or judge, ordering someone to do or not do something
法律用语
- 1.
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
(法律) 法院或司法官员签发的法律文件
(法律) 法院或司法官员签发的法律文件；令状；文书；文件；书面命令；[经] 法院命令
In use
The court issued a writ to compel the witness to appear.
She received a writ from the court yesterday.
The company was served with a writ for unpaid debts.
writ of [type]
用于指定特定类型的令状。
The court issued a writ of habeas corpus.
法院签发了人身保护令状。
issue/serve a writ (on sb)
动词常用issue（签发）或serve（送达）。
The lawyer served a writ on the defendant.
律师向被告送达了令状。
by writ
正式用语，表示通过令状方式。
The case was initiated by writ.
该案件通过令状启动。
Common mistakes
The lawyer will writ a complaint.The lawyer will write a complaint.
“writ”是名词，意为“令状”；而“write”是动词，意为“书写”。此处需要动词，应为“write”。
He served the legal writ to the defendant.He served the legal writ on the defendant.
与“serve”搭配表示“送达（法律文件）”时，正确的介词是“on”，而非“to”。“serve a writ on someone”是固定用法。
Connections
Collocations
- issue a writ
- 发出令状
- The court issued a writ for his arrest.法院发出了对他的逮捕令。
- serve a writ
- 送达令状
- The sheriff served the writ on the defendant.警长将令状送达给被告。
- writ of summons
- 传讯令状
- A writ of summons was issued to begin the lawsuit.发出了传讯令状以启动诉讼。
- writ of habeas corpus
- 人身保护令状
- The prisoner filed a writ of habeas corpus.囚犯提交了人身保护令状。
- writ of certiorari
- 调卷令
- The Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari.最高法院批准了调卷令。
- writ of execution
Learner notes
Memory Tip
法律令状writ，发音类似'rite'，拼写比write少个e，记住是法院的文书。
Context & Register
通常用于法律文件或法庭命令，属于正式用语。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常指法院的书面命令
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'writ' (/rɪt/) due to the matching stressed vowel /ɪ/ and consonant /t/. The spelling pattern is '-it'. Note that 'write' (/raɪt/) looks similar but does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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