writ

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
2. 2
   A document ordering that an election be conducted.
3. 3
   An order issued by the House of Lords summoning peers to the Chamber.
4. 4
   Authority, power to enforce compliance.
5. 5
   That which is written; writing.

Verb

1. 1
   past of write
2. 2
   past participle of write