: made or done in writing
a written contract/agreement
Applications for property and liability insurance may be either oral or written.—
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Conclave members are sworn to absolute secrecy and have minimal contact with the outside world: Televisions, radios, phones, cameras, computers, newspapers and magazines are banned, and no written or verbal correspondence with anyone outside the conclave is allowed.
—Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
In essence, the case for Congress fulfilling its responsibilities is the same as the case for written law per se: No free man wants to be at the mercy of a king.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025
The discussion glossed over many of the raw (and funnier) moments featured in the book, which is written both in each author’s individual voices, as well as several co-written passages.
—Zena Tsarfin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi argued that the verbal order did not carry the same weight as a written one.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
In essence, the case for Congress fulfilling its responsibilities is the same as the case for written law per se: No free man wants to be at the mercy of a king.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025
The discussion glossed over many of the raw (and funnier) moments featured in the book, which is written both in each author’s individual voices, as well as several co-written passages.
—Zena Tsarfin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi argued that the verbal order did not carry the same weight as a written one.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Written.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/written. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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