Writ
111writ of assistance — Process, sometimes called a writ of possession, issued by a court of equity to secure the possession of land after the title or right of possession has been finally determined: 6 Am J2d Assist § 1. A process for enforcing the right of a purchaser …
112writ of inquiry — A writ for the assessment of damages by the sheriff and a jury. Our courts possess the same power to assess damages as a jury in England upon a writ of inquiry, issued to the sheriff for that purpose. There, in these cases, the court must issue a …
113writ of review — A writ which is substantially the common law writ of certiorari and is denominated in the codes a special proceeding. The return to the writ brings up the record of the inferior court, officer, of tribunal, not for the purpose of ascertaining an… …
114writ of certiorari — noun a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case • Syn: ↑certiorari • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑writ, ↑judicial writ * * * …
115writ 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… …
116writ of privilege — a writ to deliver a privileged person from custody when arrested in a civil suit * * * writ of privilege An order for the release of a privileged person from custody • • • Main Entry: ↑privilege * * * writ of privilege, Law. a writ to release a… …
117writ of protection — 1. : a writ issued out of the chancery to free an English subject absent overseas on royal service from most legal suits but usually not charges of felony and in disuse since the 17th century 2. : a judicial writ issued to a person required to… …
118Writ of possession — Possession Pos*ses sion, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.] 1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one s own. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in one s power or command; actual seizin or occupancy;… …
119Writ of prohibition — Prohibition Pro hi*bi tion, n. [L. prohibitio: cf. F. prohibition.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict. [1913 Webster] The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists mostly… …
120Writ of protection — Protection Pro*tec tion, n. [L. protectio: cf. F. protection.] 1. The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection. [1913 Webster] To your… …
