drop the writ

1.
CanadaUnited KingdomAustraliaNew ZealandCommonwealthformalpoliticallegal
- To issue the writs that formally commence a general election; to call an election by initiating the legal documents required for its holding.
2.
Globallegalformal
- To relinquish or abandon a writ or legal writing, especially by failing to pursue the associated legal action (rare, formal usage).

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