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writ of right

writ of right noun: a writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.

Noun

writ of right (plural writs of right)

  1. A writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.
    • a claimant in fee-simple may have a mere writ of right; which is in its nature the highest writ in the law1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

writ of right meaning in Tamil

writ of right in Tamil

உரிமைப் பேராணை, உரிமைக் கட்டளை

Forms of writ of right

pluralwrits of right

Questions about writ of right

What does writ of right mean?
Writ of right means a writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.
What is writ of right in Tamil?
Writ of right in Tamil is உரிமைப் பேராணை, உரிமைக் கட்டளை. See Writ of right meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is writ of right?
Writ of right is a noun.
What is the plural of writ of right?
The plural of writ of right is writs of right.

Words near writ of right in the dictionary

  1. writ of habeas corpus
  2. writ of inquiry
  3. writ of mandamus
  4. writ of privilege
  5. writ of prohibition
  6. writ of right
  7. writ of summons
  8. writ small
  9. writ up
  10. writ-room
  11. writ-rooms

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