writ of execution

English

Noun

writ of execution (plural writs of execution)

  1. (law) a court order authorising an officer to carry a judgment into execution.
  2. (law, US) a court order authorising an officer to seize and sell the judgment debtor's property in order to pay his judgment debt.
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