释义 |
Writ of entry
(Law) | a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully entered and continues in possession.- Bouvier. |
See also: Entry Writ of entry
WRIT OF ENTRY, practice. A writ requiring the sheriff to command the tenant of land that he render to the demandant the premises in question, or to appear in court on such a day to show cause why he hath not done so. Co. Litt. 238. See 2 Pick. 473; 10 Pick. 359; 14 Mass. 20; 15 Mass. 305; 5 N. Hamp. R. 450; 6 N. Hamp. R. 555; 7 Pick. 36. |