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| 23% | 10 | A writ that is issued by a higher court to review a decision of a lower court | ||||||
noun • a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case | ||||||||
| 23% | 8 | A formal legal summons or writ. | ||||||
noun • thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 • an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement • (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited • a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding | ||||||||
Start Of A Writ Crossword Clue
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times08 Feb 2004 | Down 97 | HABEAS |
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