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writ of execution

noun

law a writ ordering that a judgment be enforced

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Nearby words

  1. writ large,
  2. writ of assistance,
  3. writ of certiorari,
  4. writ of election,
  5. writ of error,
  6. writ of extent,
  7. writ of prohibition,
  8. writ of right,
  9. writ of summons,
  10. writable
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