knockback vs writ

knockback

noun
  • A rejection; a refusal. 

  • A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil. 

  • Something that impedes or reverses progress; a setback. 

writ

noun
  • A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something. 

  • Authority, power to enforce compliance. 

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