"writ of execution" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used in a legal context, referring to something issued by a court that authorizes the seizing of property in order to pay off a debt. For example, "The creditor was granted a writ of execution to seize the debtor's real estate to cover unpaid debts."
12 2 WRIT OF EXECUTION, by Perri O'Shaughnessy.
The writ of execution was returned 'nothing found' in 1939, and petitioner then settled the judgment by paying $100 to the mortgagee in return for release from liability.
A judgment determined to be non-dischargeable pursuant to Rule 4007 may be enforced after a case is closed by a writ of execution obtained pursuant to Rule 7069.
Most lawyers have heard the terms "Writ of Execution" or "Charging Order", but few know exactly what they do or how they are brought about.
Originally the 60 to 80 sheriffs (lensmann) were predominantly used for writ of execution and to a less degree police power.
In addition to police powers, the service is responsible for border control, certain civil duties, coordinating search and rescue operations, counter-terrorism, highway patrolling, writ of execution, criminal investigation and prosecution.
If Coppola hadn't filed for bankruptcy protection, the Singers could ask the court for "writs of execution" entitling them, within days, to seize Coppola's bank accounts, impound payments due him from movie studios, or have sheriffs in Napa or San Francisco counties sell his property.
The filing of a lis pendens and the execution of a writ of entry for the purpose of conducting an inspection and inventory of the property shall not be considered a seizure under this subsection.
On the morning of the 24th of December, 1897, counsel for the relator made a motion in the state court to set aside the supersedeas, while at the same time counsel for the plaintiff in error made a motion that the execution of the writ of possession issued on the judgment of the state court be recalled on account of the supersedeas.
The defendant suffered judgment by default, and, upon the execution of the writ of enquiry in London, the secondary told the jury that they were at liberty to calculate the damages according to the price of bacon on the day when the enquiry was executed, and that the difference between that and the contract price ought to be the measure of damages.
Administer a writ or execution.
