search for smuggled goods

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• check for contraband — search for smuggled goods …   English contemporary dictionary

• Writ of assistance — A writ of assistance is a written order (a writ) issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff, to perform a certain task. Historically, several types of writs have been called writs of assistance .[1] Most often, a… …   Wikipedia

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• writ of assistance — Writs of Assistance exist to enforce judgment of court directing specific act. Matter of Lease Cancellation of Smith, 68 Hawaii 466, 719 P.2d 397, 401. An equitable remedy normally used to transfer real property, the title of which has been… …   Black's law dictionary

• assistance, writ of — General search warrant used by the British in the American colonies. The warrants authorized customhouse officers, with the assistance of a sheriff, to search any house or ship for smuggled goods, without requiring them to specify the place or… …   Universalium

• Townshend Acts — Charles Townshend spearheaded the Townshend Acts, but died before their detrimental effects became apparent. The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in… …   Wikipedia

• rummage — 1. verb /ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/ a) to arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship. b) to search a vessel for smuggled goods. She rummaged her purse in… …   Wiktionary

• Otis, James — born Feb. 5, 1725, West Barnstable, Mass. died May 23, 1783, Andover, Mass., U.S. American Revolutionary statesman. He argued before the colonial court against the British imposed writs of assistance (1761), reportedly stating Taxation without… …   Universalium

• writ of assistance — 1. : a writ issued by a court of equity to a sheriff, marshal, or other law officer for the enforcement of an order or decree of the court; especially : one used to enforce an order for the possession of lands 2. : a writ issued to a sheriff or… …   Useful english dictionary