HyperDic: writ_of_right

English > 1 sense of the expression *writ of right*:
NOUN	communication	writ of right	a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner

English > *writ of right*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner.
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	writ, judicial writ	(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer