Writ+or+warrant
41To serve a writ of attachment — Serve Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf …
42distress warrant — A term of variable meaning. In some jurisdictions, a judicial writ in the nature of an execution. Inhabitants of Baileyville v Lowell, 20 Me 178, 182. In other jurisdictions, a writ within a requirement that all writs run in the name of the state …
43assistance, writ of — General search warrant used by the British in the American colonies. The warrants authorized customhouse officers, with the assistance of a sheriff, to search any house or ship for smuggled goods, without requiring them to specify the place or… …
44dispossess warrant — A warrant issued by the court in dispossess proceedings for the ouster of the tenant. See writ of possession …
45border warrant — noun Usage: usually capitalized B : a writ of arrest issued on one side of the Scottish border for execution on the other side …
46judgment — /juj meuhnt/, n. 1. an act or instance of judging. 2. the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, esp. in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion: a man of sound judgment. 3. the… …
47precept — /pree sept/, n. 1. a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct. 2. an injunction as to moral conduct; maxim. 3. a procedural directive or rule, as for the performance of some technical operation. 4. Law. a. a writ or warrant.… …
48act — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. See action, drama, conduct, affectation, representation, rule. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An action] Syn. action, deed, performance, exploit; see action 2 . 2. [An official or legal s …
49precept — [ pri:sɛpt] noun 1》 a general rule regulating behaviour or thought. 2》 a writ or warrant. 3》 Brit. an order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf. ↘Brit. a rate or tax set by a precept …
50execution — n. 1. Performance, operation, accomplishment, achievement, completion, consummation. 2. Effect, something done. 3. Mode of performance. 4. Writ or warrant (for carrying out a judgment or sentence). 5. Capital punishment, punishment of death. 6.… …
