| writ of certiorari |
a legal order sent from a higher court to a lower court, requesting, for review, the transcript of a case tried in the lower court. |
| writ of habeas corpus |
a legal order calling for a detained person to be brought before a court, designed to insure against unlawful detention or imprisonment. |
| writ of mandamus |
a formal order sent from a higher court to a public official or lower court to carry out a specified action. |
| written |
past participle of write. [2 definitions] |
| wrong |
not true, factual, or correct. [13 definitions] |
| wrongdoer |
a person who does something bad, unfair, or illegal. |
| wrongdoing |
conduct that is bad, immoral, or illegal. |
| wrongful |
opposite what is right or fair; unjust. [2 definitions] |
| wrongheaded |
perversely and obstinately adhering to a wrong opinion or course of action. [2 definitions] |
| wrong number |
a telephone number incorrectly or mistakenly dialed. [2 definitions] |
| wrote |
past tense of write. |
| wroth |
in a rage; furious; wrathful. |
| wrought |
worked, done, put together, or shaped. [4 definitions] |
| wrought iron |
a highly malleable, comparatively pure iron, used in stair railings, garden furniture, and other strong, intricately shaped objects. |
| wrought-up |
agitated; excited. |
| wrung |
past tense and past participle of wring. |
| wry |
drily humorous or sardonic. [2 definitions] |
| wryneck |
an abnormal condition in which the neck is twisted and the head bent by spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles; torticollis. [3 definitions] |
| WSW |
abbreviation of "west-southwest." |
| wt. |
abbreviation of "weight." |
| Wunderkind |
wonder child (German) a child prodigy. |