| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NISI | ... prius (a writ) |
| NISI | ... prius (writ for a sheriff) |
| NISI | ... prius (writ) |
| CORAM | ... nobis (a writ) |
| ELEGIT | Writ against a debtor. |
| ABATED | Annulled, as a writ |
| HABEAS | Start of a writ |
| ELEGIT | Writ against a debtor |
| MANDAMUS | Writ from a superior court |
| TESTE | Clause in a royal writ. |
| DETAINER | Writ sought by a warden |
| DETAINER | Writ for holding a prisoner. |
| HABEASCOPPICE | Legal writ in a grove? |
| ELEGIT | Legal writ held by a creditor. |
| NEI | Initials on a sheriff's writ, "not found." |
