Sentence examples for writ was presented from inspiring English sources

On April 14th a writ was presented to a court in Buenos Aires asking it to investigate crimes against humanity and genocide committed in Franco's Spain.

Most at the Whitney are presented in their unbuilt state, as language writ large or small on architectural surfaces of all kinds, or printed in books and catalogs or on matchbook covers, exhibition cards and posters.

Proceedings began with bills being presented by the plaintiff in the vernacular language, not Latin; the defendant was then summoned by a writ of subpoena to appear for personal questioning by the chancellor or one of his subordinates.

Yang Gallery, located at the 798 district in Beijing is presenting Kong Lingnan's solo show "Here lies one / Whose name was writ in Water" from May 19th to July 9th, 2012.

After the Boston lawyer James Otis Jr. eloquently challenged the writs in 1761, John Adams, who was present in the crowded courtroom, wrote of the audience's rage, "Then and there the child independence was born".

The writ was peculiar, being directed solely at Bower.

Banbury's writ was hand-delivered on Tuesday.

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.

The colonel's territorial writ is shrinking.

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

A "writ" is a court order.