Writ
101Writ of attachment — A writ of attachment is a court order to attach or seize an asset. It is issued by a court to a law enforcement officer or sheriff. The writ of attachment is issued in order to satisfy a judgment issued by the court. A prejudgment writ of… …
102writ of mesne — /rit av miyn/ In old English law, a writ which was so called by reason of the words used in the writ, namely, Unde idem A. qui medius est inter C. et prcefatum B. ; that is, A., who is mesne between C., the lord paramount, and B., the tenant… …
103writ of election — noun a writ ordering the holding of an election • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑writ, ↑judicial writ * * * : a writ to order the holding of an election; specifically : one used to call a special election to fill a vacan …
104writ of capias — Capias Ca pi*as, n. [L. thou mayst take.] (Low) A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; also called {writ of capias}. [1913 Webster] Note: One principal kind of capias is a writ …
105Writ of summons — A Writ of Summons may be* Writ of summons a writ that enables a peer to sit in Parliament. * A Writ of summons is a document instituting legal proceedings, see Summons …
106Writ of election — A writ of election is a writ issued by the government ordering the holding of a special election for a governmental office. In the United Kingdom and in Canada, this is the only way of holding an election for the House of Commons. When the… …
107Writ of attaint — A writ of attaint is an obsolete writ in English law, issued to inquire whether a jury had given a false verdict in a trial. In criminal cases, the writ of attaint was issued at the suit of the Crown, and in civil cases at the suit of either… …
108Writ Of Execution — A legal term that describes a court order that is granted in order to satisfy a judgment awarded to a plaintiff in a court of law. If a court issues a writ of execution, usually a local sheriff is charged with taking possession of property owned… …
109Writ of Course — 1) A writ issued as matter of routine and requiring no special authority. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 146) 2) A writ issued at the request of a complainant who desires to initiate an action for one of the ordinary or well …
110writ of error — A writ issued from a court of appellate jurisdiction, directed to the judge or judges of a court of record, requiring them to remit to the appellate court the record of an action before them, in which a final judgment has been entered, in order… …
