Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
optional writ — In old English practice, that species of original writ, otherwise called a prsecipe, which was framed in the alternative, commanding the defendant to do the thing required, or show the reason wherefore he had not done it … Black's law dictionary
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