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The phrase "a writ" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to a formal written order issued by a court or other legal authority.
Example: "The judge issued a writ to compel the witness to testify in court."
Alternatives: "a legal order" or "a court directive".

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It was Whitehouse's solicitor with a writ.

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The Guardian

I don't know if they needed a writ?

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The New York Times

It was a writ for protection of constitutional rights.

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The New Yorker

They were threatened with a writ, but went ahead regardless.

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The Guardian

What I need is a writ of habeas corpus".

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The New Yorker

It's a jurisdictional nightmare to send me a writ".

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The Guardian

The team owners petitioned for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court last Friday.

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The New York Times

Centurion Ministries filed a writ on Mr. Spencer's behalf in 2004.

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The New York Times

It overturned a writ of a Federal District Court ordering the governor to surrender Mr. Pleau.

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The New York Times

Milligan's lawyers sought a writ of habeas corpus, contesting the constitutionality of the military trial.

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Encyclopedia Britannica

In addition, the application for stay is treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

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