Definition

Noun: A formal written legal order, issued by a court, commanding that a specific piece of land or property be returned to its legally recognized owner. This writ is a remedy for the recovery of property to which one has a clear legal title.

Usage

This term is a specialized legal compound noun. It is used in historical and formal legal contexts to describe a specific type of judicial command for restoring property rights. - The court issued a writ of right to settle the longstanding dispute over the estate. - His claim was so strong that his lawyer sought a writ of right.

Advanced Usage

• Writ of right of entry: A specific type of writ of right used when the rightful owner has been wrongfully dispossessed of their land.
• Writ of right close (praecipe quod reddat): In old English law, a writ directed to the sheriff to restore possession of land.
• Writ of right patent: In old English law, a more solemn writ that began a formal process before the king's justices.

Variants and Related Words

• Writ (n): A formal written order issued by a court.
• Writ of possession (n): A court order directing a law enforcement officer to place a person in possession of real property.
• Proprietary right (n): The legal right of an owner to their property.

Synonyms

• Judicial order for restitution
• Legal decree for recovery
• Restorative writ

Related Legal Terms and Phrases

• To sue out a writ of right: The formal legal process of applying for and obtaining this writ from a court.
  • The heir had to sue out a writ of right to reclaim his ancestral lands.
• Action of right: The lawsuit or legal proceeding initiated by a writ of right.

Noun

1. a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner