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Recent Examples of writ
President Abraham Lincoln controversially suspended writ privilege nationally early in the Civil War, but Congress subsequently enacted a law permitting suspension in March 1863.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 May 2025
By the early 20th century, utility maximization — happiness writ small — emerged as a linchpin of economic analysis.
—January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The writ was also effectively denied during a 1905 insurrection in the U.S.-occupied Philippines and again in Hawaii under martial law following the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack—though the Supreme Court later ruled the Hawaii suspension unconstitutional.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War, but Congress then separately allowed the suspension as well, so Lincoln’s move was never challenged.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 May 2025
By the early 20th century, utility maximization — happiness writ small — emerged as a linchpin of economic analysis.
—January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The writ was also effectively denied during a 1905 insurrection in the U.S.-occupied Philippines and again in Hawaii under martial law following the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack—though the Supreme Court later ruled the Hawaii suspension unconstitutional.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War, but Congress then separately allowed the suspension as well, so Lincoln’s move was never challenged.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
Noun
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An ex-girlfriend accused him of entering her home in the Orlando area and choking her while their two children were in another room, according to an arrest warrant.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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The charges were brought against Barnett on May 9, and a warrant for his arrest was issued by a judge three days later.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Plenty of instruments from these two music legends have popped u at auction over the years.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
20 May 2025
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Both productions succeeded in repositioning Salome as a perverse instrument of justice.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Since the operation began on April 28, cops have handed out 916 criminal court summonses against wayward e-bikers — nearly double the amount that was given out all last year, the NYPD said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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Therefore, John Doe summonses are usually used for transactions that would not otherwise be automatically reported.—
Joshua D. Smeltzer,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Reductions had started at Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, AmeriCorps and the Small Business Administration, according to court documents.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Court documents filed in March 2025 revealed prosecutors intend to include a college assignment written by Kohberger as evidence.—
Corin Cesaric,
People.com,
18 May 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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While a lot of the team’s success will derive from how well quarterback Carson Beck performs in 2025, the cast around him getting better on paper certainly helps.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Their schedule late in the season is favorable on paper, at least, outside their season finale against the Bills.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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Venable filed a motion on May 12 seeking to cancel the subpoena, which Lively and Reynolds’ legal team joined in on the filing.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
15 May 2025
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Without subpoena power, the NCAA is rendered helpless in these cases.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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UnitedHealth has said in regulatory filings that investigations, audits and reviews by a dozen different government agencies are underway.—
Amina Niasse,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The filing of the General Rate Case is the first step in an 18-month regulatory process, and the public utilities commission rarely fully adopts PG&E’s proposal.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
17 May 2025
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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