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n.A writ ordering a law enforcement officer to enforce a judgment by the court.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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one of the series of writes (e.g. fieri facias) by which judgments or orders of the court are enforced.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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A court order to a sheriff to enforce a judgment, by seizing real or personal property of a judgment debtor, in order to obtain funds to pay the winning plaintiff the judgment amount.Category: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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An order of the court evidencing debt of one party to another and commanding the court officer to take property in satisfaction of the debt.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a court order to a sheriff to enforce a judgment by levying on real or personal property of a judgment debtor to obtain funds to satisfy the judgment amount (pay the winning plaintiff).See also: execution
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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writ of execution — ˌwrit of exeˈcution noun writs of execution PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a writ to put into effect a court s judgement by forcing someone to pay an amount of money or do something. It is usually addressed to a court officer, ordering him or her to… … Financial and business terms
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writ of execution — A direct command of the court to the sheriff to carry out the mandate of the writ which normally is the enforcement of a judgment. 30 Am J2d Exec § 28. See alias writ of execution; pluries writs … Ballentine's law dictionary
writ of execution — noun Law a writ directed to an official ordering the enforcement of a judgement … Australian English dictionary
writ of execution — noun a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out • Syn: ↑execution • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑court order … Useful english dictionary
writ of execution — noun Law a judicial order that a judgement be enforced … English new terms dictionary
alias writ of execution — A second writ of execution issued in the same cause, where a former writ of the same kind has been issued without effect or without complete effect in satisfying the judgment upon which the writ was issued. 30 Am J2d Exec § 84 … Ballentine's law dictionary
execution — ex·e·cu·tion /ˌek si kyü shən/ n 1: the act or process of executing witnessed the execution of the will 2: a putting to death as fulfillment of a judicial death sentence 3: the process of enforcing a judgment (as against a debtor); also: a… … Law dictionary
writ — / rit/ n [Old English, something written] 1: a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2: an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the… … Law dictionary
