Sentence examples for writ was followed from inspiring English sources

Paine's writ was followed by hundreds of loyal addresses, many of which targeted him, the burning of an effigy in Exeter, and the banning of the sale of any of his books in Chester.

Too many Blairite ultras are guilty of that error, treating his programme as holy writ whose every detail must be followed even now.

The writ was peculiar, being directed solely at Bower.

Banbury's writ was hand-delivered on Tuesday.

Any serious revelations in the British press would be followed by lawyers' letters threatening writs and sometimes, for well-heeled litigants, actual libel writs to match.

The colonel's territorial writ is shrinking.

The court has considered the petition for writ of quo warranto, writ of mandamus, prohibition or such other writ the court deems appropriate under its all writs authority and alternative emergency petition for writ of mandamus, and the writ is denied without prejudice to any party raising any issue presented in the writ in any future proceeding.

But Whitehall's writ is so easily disrupted by nature.

A "writ" is a court order.

The charm (Carmen) or writ is to be tied to the right thigh of the woman in labor.

This decision was shortly followed by a High Court Writ of Mandamus against the Minister for Immigration-a rare phenomenon under our law.