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writ of assistance in American English a writ issued by a court of equity, ordering the transfer of real property to the rightful owner writ of assistance in American EnglishnounU.S. History a writ issued by a superior colonial court authorizing officers of the British crown to summon aid and enter and search any premises Word origin [1700–10 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camera, envelope, hump, marquise, sliding scale |