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writs of right

writs of right is the plural of writ of right.

Meaning of writ of right

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

Questions about writs of right

What is writs of right the plural of?
Writs of right is the plural of writ of right.

Words near writs of right in the dictionary

  1. writs of habeas corpus
  2. writs of inquiry
  3. writs of mandamus
  4. writs of privilege
  5. writs of prohibition
  6. writs of right
  7. writs of summons
  8. written
  9. written all over it
  10. written all over someone's face
  11. written checks one couldn't cash

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