writ of execution

Other forms: writs of execution

Definitions of writ of execution
  1. 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
    synonyms: execution
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    type of:
    court order
    a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
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