Term: writ of detinue: a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: whig: a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: tepidness: lack of passion, force or animation
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: modulation: the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: ammonia clock: an atomic clock based on vibrational frequency of the nitrogen atom in the ammonia molecule
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: sequestration: a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: dell: a small wooded hollow
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: south-central dravidian: a Dravidian language spoken primarily in south central India
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: maggot: the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: mill-hand: a workman in a mill or factory
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: rank and file: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)