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Wristbandnouna band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wristverified
Writ of CertiorarinounMWEa common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular caseverified
Writ of DetinuenounMWEa writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detainedverified
Writ of ErrornounMWEa judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trialverified
Writ of ExecutionnounMWEa routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it outverified
Writ of MandamusnounMWEan extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretionverified
Writ of ProhibitionnounMWEa judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular caseverified
WritenounFundamental operation in an information system that results only in the flow of information from a subject to an object. See Access Type.Capability
Write blockernounMWEA devices that allows the acquisition of information on a drive without creating the possibility of accidentally damaging the drivePhysicalRegulated
Write protectnounMWEThe use of hardware or software to prevent data to be overwritten or deletedControl
Write-Innouna candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the votersverified
Write-In CandidatenounMWEa candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the votersverified
Writer's CrampnounMWEmuscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencilverified
Writingnounletters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a languageverified
Writing BoardnounMWEwork surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writingverified
Writing DesknounMWEa portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surfaceverified
Writing SystemnounMWEa method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbolsverified
Written CommunicationnounMWEcommunication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)verified
Written DocumentnounMWEwriting that provides information (especially information of an official nature)verified
Written LanguagenounMWEcommunication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)verified
Written TextnounMWEsomething written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictationverified
Wrong 'unnounMWEa cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite wayverified
Wrought IronnounMWEiron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and weldedverified
Wrynecknounan unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contractedverified
WWWnouncomputer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocolverified
Wych HazelnounMWElotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plantverified