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writ — type·writ·er; writ; writ·able; writ·a·tive; writ·er·ship; writ·er·ly; writ·er; … English syllables
Ship money — was a tax, the levy of which by Charles I of England without the consent of Parliament was one of the causes of the English Civil War. The Plantagenet kings of England had exercised the right of requiring the maritime towns and counties to… … Wikipedia
ship money — n. a former tax levied on English ports, maritime counties, etc. to provide money for warships * * * n [U] a tax that English kings and queens traditionally collected from people living on the coast in times of war. In the 1630s Charles I used… … Universalium
ship — ship·en·tine; ship·less; ship·man; ship·ment; ship·pa·ble; ship·page; ship·pen; ship·per; ship·pon; show·man·ship; sib·ship; sis·ter·ship; siz·ar·ship; skip·per·ship; sol·dier·ship; so·lic·i·tor·ship; son·ship; space·ship; speak·er·ship;… … English syllables
Writ of assistance — A writ of assistance is a written order (a writ) issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff, to perform a certain task. Historically, several types of writs have been called writs of assistance .[1] Most often, a… … Wikipedia
Writ of entry — Entry En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
And Having Writ… — infobox Book | name = And Having Writ… title orig = translator = image caption = 1978 second printing author = Donald R. Bensen illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science Fiction, Alternate… … Wikipedia
arrest of ship — in English procedure, the process of securing maritime claims against the owner. The Admiralty writ is affixed to the mast. See arrestment. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
assistance, writ of — General search warrant used by the British in the American colonies. The warrants authorized customhouse officers, with the assistance of a sheriff, to search any house or ship for smuggled goods, without requiring them to specify the place or… … Universalium
naval warfare — Military operations conducted on, under, or over the sea and waged against other seagoing vessels or targets on land or in the air. The earliest naval attacks were raids by the armed men of a tribe or town using fishing boats or merchant ships.… … Universalium
