The Bible. / The sacred writings of the Christian religion. / The sacred writings of any religion. / Unquestionable truth.

A room where writs, writings, or written records are housed or kept; a law library.

(law) A writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.

(law) A writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they cannot readily be ascertained by mere calculation.

plural of writ-room

(law) Synonym of summons

(law) a court order authorising an officer to carry a judgment into execution.

Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs