And Having Writ... is a 1978 science fiction/alternate history novel by American writer Donald R. Bensen. Nominated for the 1979 John W. Campbell Award...

prerogative writs, subpoenas, and certiorari are common types of writs, but many forms exist and have existed. In its earliest form, a writ was simply...

Habeas corpus is generally enforced via writ, and accordingly referred to as a writ of habeas corpus. The writ of habeas corpus is one of what are called...

certain task. Historically, several types of writs have been called "writs of assistance". Most often, a writ of assistance is "used to enforce an order...

quatrains in the Anglosphere. It reads: The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel...

story "The Borderland of Sol" and Bill DeSmedt's 2004 novel Singularity. In Donald R. Bensen's 1978 novel And Having Writ..., the course of history is...

court or government agency. Certiorari comes from the name of a prerogative writ in England, issued by a superior court to direct that the record of the lower...

of the "naughty nineties", described as having alabaster skin, large blue eyes, a small waist, chestnut hair and a large bust. In 1898, the 29-year-old...

finger writes, and having writ, moves on” after expressing dismay towards Penny for causing him to have missed his opportunity to have gelato with Stan...

budget was passed by both Commons and Lords in April. By April, the Palace was having secret talks with Balfour and Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury...

translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: not all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half...

"Prerogative writ" is a historical term for a writ (official order) that directs the behavior of another arm of government, such as an agency, official...

Filipino word for "nature". The writ is comparable to the writ of amparo and the writ of habeas corpus. In contrast, this writ protects one's right for a healthy...

there was any point to recording albums and touring endlessly "just to pay the lawyers". Thematically, "The Writ" and "Megalomania" are intertwined, according...

A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something the law prohibits. This writ is often issued by a superior court to the...

A writ of coram nobis (also writ of error coram nobis, writ of coram vobis, or writ of error coram vobis) is a legal order allowing a court to correct...

the centre stripe, a thin gold stripe, about one-fifth of the red stripe, and a blue stripe, almost double the red stripe. The red gold pattern is mirrored...

England, plus strong support from the Church of England and military interests. Historians have used election returns to demonstrate that Conservatives...

in And Having Writ (1978) by Donald R. Bensen. Bryan appears in Gore Vidal's 1987 novel Empire. The 1992 short story "Plowshare" by Martha Soukup and part...

A writ of mandamus (/mænˈdeɪməs/; lit. ''we command'') is a judicial remedy in the English and American common law system consisting of a court order that...

over the centuries. The words "writ" and "summons" appear nowhere in the writ. Additional text may appear in the writ. For example, in the year 1264–5...

the House of Lords with a writ of summons. Not all hereditary titles are titles of the peerage. For instance, baronets and baronetesses may pass on their...

This is a list of writs. Some of the writs listed below are abolished or obsolete in certain countries. Acquietandis Plegiis, a writ that lies for a surety...

the death of Edward VII, and having found herself facing increasingly large debts as a result of her unmanaged philanthropy and carelessness in money matters...

which is "something like what one might imagine Homer, himself, would have writ before he arrived at years of discretion". John Keats praised Chapman...

Discussing and Evaluating Mobile Learning: The moving finger writes and having writ . . ". The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning...

it, that love-letter! Oh! I have writ it and rewrit it in my own mind so oft that it lies there ready for pen and ink; and if I lay but my soul by my letter-sheet...

A writ of election is a writ issued ordering the holding of an election. In Commonwealth countries writs are the usual mechanism by which general elections...

author, he is known best for his 1978 humorous alternate history novel, And Having Writ..., published first by Bobbs-Merrill company. Bensen died at age 70...

Governor General Mary Simon to issue a writ for the by-election when requested, stating, "If it's the decision of him and the Conservative Party to trigger ...