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writs of execution

writs of execution is the plural of writ of execution.

Meaning of writ of execution

Noun

writ of execution (plural writs of execution)

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

Questions about writs of execution

What is writs of execution the plural of?
Writs of execution is the plural of writ of execution.

Words near writs of execution in the dictionary

  1. writress
  2. writresses
  3. writs
  4. writs of assistance
  5. writs of attachment
  6. writs of execution
  7. writs of habeas corpus
  8. writs of inquiry
  9. writs of mandamus
  10. writs of privilege
  11. writs of prohibition

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