Synonyms of the word

writ

• n. (law) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
• n. Authority, power to enforce compliance.
• n. (archaic) That which is written; writing.
• v. (archaic, nonstandard) past tense of write.
• v. (archaic, nonstandard) past participle of write.

instrument

• n. A device used to produce music.
• n. A means or agency for achieving an effect.
• n. A measuring or displaying device.
• n. A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
• n. (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
• n. (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
• v. (transitive) To apply measuring devices.
• v. (transitive) To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
• v. To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.