writ of execution
writ of execution · writs of execution
A court order authorising an officer to carry a judgment into executionA court order authorising an officer to carry a judgment into execution.
Meaning
2 sensesA court order authorising an officer to carry a judgment into execution.
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
(US)A court order authorising an officer to seize and sell the judgment debtor's property in order to pay his judgment debt.
Forms
plural: writs of execution| Singular | writ of execution |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:execution
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular