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Recent Examples of writ
The mass protests that have become commonplace since October 7 are not so much against the military or war writ large, but in favor of a ceasefire deal to bring home hostages held in Gaza.
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Zeena Saifi, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Peltier’s attorneys and supporters would wage a decades-long battle through appeals, writs and petitions to circuit courts, federal courts, the U.S. Supreme Court and three U.S. presidents, alleging numerous incidents of misconduct by the FBI in Peltier’s case.
—Tom White, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
The state is asking the judge to declare the district is in violation of state law and to issue a writ of mandate forcing it to comply.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
And, of course, the Trump administration has been big on cutting waste, fraud and abuse writ large.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Zeena Saifi, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Peltier’s attorneys and supporters would wage a decades-long battle through appeals, writs and petitions to circuit courts, federal courts, the U.S. Supreme Court and three U.S. presidents, alleging numerous incidents of misconduct by the FBI in Peltier’s case.
—Tom White, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
The state is asking the judge to declare the district is in violation of state law and to issue a writ of mandate forcing it to comply.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
And, of course, the Trump administration has been big on cutting waste, fraud and abuse writ large.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
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An arrest warrant was obtained for Lacy for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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County prosecutors have offered a glimpse of the federal allegations, which were outlined in an FBI warrant unsealed Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Will fly one scientific instrument awarded under NASA’s CLPS initiative.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2025
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In short the efforts underway at BNY have the potential to unlock better transparency, traceability, and insights for tokenized products whether or not said instruments are stored on-chain or secured via off-chain mechanisms.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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She was given two pink-colored summonses by the New York Police Department — one for obstructing pedestrian traffic and the other for failure to disperse — before being released.—
Shimon Prokupecz,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Most of those offenders, 671, were issued summonses but another 313 were arrested, including 180 who had outstanding warrants, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Brenda Ruth Deutsch, 70, was arrested earlier this week on three felony counts of child abuse, neglect and child endangerment after a child reported to be missing was later found in Texas, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The witness told investigators that Griffin swerved to cut off Francis, court documents read, at which point Francis pulled up beside the of the green Sierra and allegedly fired four to five shots into the truck through the front window on the drivers’ side.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
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While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2022
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Eads’ adult daughter told deputies that the mom of four filed to divorce Bryant, but Bryant refused to sign the papers, according to an affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and reporting from WESH.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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According to the court records, the plaintiff's lawyers still have to serve legal papers on Donald Trump's parent company, the Trump Organization.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Individual lawmakers like Schiff can investigate matters using personal office staff, though such investigations would lack subpoena power.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Texas lawmakers have unanimously approved a subpoena demanding financial and operational records from Texas Central, the company building a high-speed rail project linking Dallas and Houston.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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As of last May, filings with the state of Texas indicated that 78% of CFP Administration LLC’s ownership was held in equal 15.6% shares by the Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration mentioned Tareck El Aissami in its filings on the gang's ties to Maduro.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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