enforcement of a writ of execution

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• writ of execution — 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. writ of execution one …   Law dictionary

• 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 …  

• 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

• Execution (disambiguation) — Execution may refer toociety*Capital punishment, the act of putting a person to death *Capital punishment in the United States, on the specific history and situation in the United States *A writ of execution, ordering the enforcement of a… …   Wikipedia

• EXECUTION — (Civil), laws concerning methods of recovering a debt. Definition and Substance of the Concept In Jewish law, a debt or obligation (ḥiyyuv) creates in favor of the creditor not only a personal right of action against the debtor, but also a right… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• execution against goods — England, Wales writ of fieri facias, Also known as execution against goods. A writ of fieri facias (writ of fi fa) commands a High Court enforcement officer (previously called a Sheriff) to seize and sell at auction enough of a debtor s goods in… …   Law dictionary

• writ of fieri facias — England, Wales writ of fieri facias, Also known as execution against goods. A writ of fieri facias (writ of fi fa) commands a High Court enforcement officer (previously called a Sheriff) to seize and sell at auction enough of a debtor s goods in… …   Law dictionary

• execution — [ek΄si kyo͞o′shən] n. [ME execucion < Anglo Fr < OFr execution < L executio, exsecutio: see EXECUTOR] 1. the act of executing; specif., a) a carrying out, doing, producing, etc. b) a putting to death as in accordance with a legally… …   English World dictionary

• execution — A writ or process for the enforcement of a judgment. A remedy afforded by law for the enforcement of a judgment, which is not an action but is included in the phrase process in an action. 30 Am J2d Exec § 1. The signing of an instrument; signing …   Ballentine's law dictionary