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The following 22 entries include the term writ of.
writ of assistance
noun phrase: a writ issued to a law officer (such as a sheriff or marshal) for the enforcement of a court order or decree
writ of certiorari
noun phrasewrit of error
noun phrase: a common law writ directing an inferior court to remit the record of a legal action to the reviewing court in order that an error of law may be corrected if it exists
writ of extent
noun phrase: a writ formerly used to recover debts of record to the British crown and under which the lands, goods, and person of the debtor might all be seized to secure payment
writ of habeas corpus
noun phrasewrit of mandamus
noun phrasewrit of prohibition
noun phrase: a writ issued by a superior court to prevent an inferior court from acting beyond its jurisdiction
writ of right
noun phrase: a common law writ for restoring to its owner property held by another
writ of summons
noun phrase: a writ issued on behalf of the British monarch summoning a lord spiritual or a lord temporal to attend parliament
writ of clare constat
: a writ in Scots law by which a superior confirms the heirship of a person claiming to be the next heir of the last tenant deceased compare precept of clare constat
writ of consultation
: a writ by which a cause improperly removed by prohibition from one court to another is returned to the court from which it came compare procedendo
writ of cosinage
: a writ formerly used to recover possession of an estate in lands when a stranger has entered after the death of a lineal kinsman
writ of election
: a writ to order the holding of an election
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
writ of extent in chief
: a writ of extent issued at the suit of the crown
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