Collocations for writ - noun

legal
High Court (in the UK)
libel, personal-injury (both BrE)

apply for, seek
obtain
Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors.

grant
The Supreme Court granted a writ.

file, issue, serve (BrE)
A writ was filed in the High Court.
The lawyer came to serve a writ on him.

be served with (BrE), receive
He has been served with a High Court writ.

suspend
During the Civil War, Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus.

in a/the writ
22 defendants are named in the writ.

writ against (esp. BrE)
The businessmen have issued a writ against the authority for damages.

writ for (esp. BrE)
a writ for damages/libel

writ of (technical)
a writ of execution (BrE)

an application for a writ of … (BrE), a petition for a writ of … (AmE)
He can file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.