Definition of writ of execution in US English:
writ of execution
nounˌrit əv ˌeksəˈkyo͞oSH(ə)n
Law A judicial order that a judgment be enforced.
Example sentencesExamples
- Those who have already experienced the system of enforcing a State court ruling know that obtaining a writ of execution does not necessarily mean that the party to whom the case has been awarded will quickly collect its money.
- There have now been something like about six applications, at least, relating to stays of the writ of execution.
- We think that the law of limitation of actions ought not to interfere with the rules in relation to execution, which currently provide for a period for issue of a writ of execution of six years, which may be extended with the leave of the court.
- The holder can always resort to claiming a writ of execution on the basis of the promissory note, even if the latter is signed as a mere guarantee to a contractual obligation which has been duly fulfilled by the issuer of the promissory note.
- Would that mean a writ of execution against an athlete's goods, or garnisheeing of an athlete's wages, is that a possibility?