You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZ“extent in aid”
We have one entry that includes the term extent in aid.
writ of extent in aid
: a writ of extent issued against a debtor of a person indebted to the British crown to enable the crown debtor to pay the debt to the crown
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Merriam-Webster unabridged