writ of execution

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Definition of writ of execution - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

TECH.

court order to enforce a judgment

TECH.

The judge issued a writ of execution.

property seizure

TECH.

authorizes officer to seize debtor's property

TECH.

A writ of execution was served to seize assets.

court order

mandate

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Expressions with writ

judicial writ

formal order from a court to do something

The judge issued a judicial writ to seize the property.

serve a writ on

officially give a legal order to someone

The lawyer will serve a writ on the company tomorrow.

writ large

adj.

magnified or on a large scale

The problem was society's issues writ large.

writ of election

document ordering new election

The governor issued a writ of election for the vacant seat.

writ of summons

legal document ordering someone to appear in court

He received a writ of summons for the upcoming trial..

writ of habeas corpus

court order to bring a person to court

The judge issued a writ of habeas corpus.

Expressions with execution

job execution

the act of carrying out a task or duty

The manager oversees the job execution of the team.

contract execution

process of carrying out duties and promises written in an agreement

The company monitored contract execution to ensure all services were delivered.

execution plan

detailed outline showing how to carry out a decision or project

The team reviewed the execution plan before starting the campaign.

execution speed

speed at which a task is completed

The execution speed of the project was remarkable.

seamless execution

flawless and smooth performance of a task

The team achieved seamless execution of the project.

stay of execution

temporary suspension of a court judgment or order

The lawyer requested a stay of execution for the case.

execution-style

adv.

in a manner resembling an execution

The victim was shot execution-style.

execution phase

stage of a project when planned tasks are actively carried out

During the execution phase, the team built and tested all system components.

execution time

length of time a program or algorithm needs to finish running

We optimized the code to reduce the execution time significantly.

program execution

process where a computer runs instructions written in a software program

Errors during program execution caused the application to crash unexpectedly.

Examples of writ of execution in a sentence

A writ of execution was necessary to seize the property.
The court issued a writ of execution promptly.
He faced a writ of execution for unpaid debts.

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French:titre exécutoire, ...
German:Vollstreckungsbefehl, Pfändungsbefehl, ...
Italian:atto di esecuzione, ...
Spanish:mandamiento de ejecución, ...
Portuguese:mandado de execução, ...
Chinese:执行令, 执行文书, ...
Japanese:執行令状, 差押令状, ...
Arabic:أَمْرُ تَنْفِيذ, سَنَد تَنْفيذ, ...
Hebrew:צַו מִשְׁפָּטִי, צַו בִּצּוּעַ, ...
Russian:исполнительный лист, приказ об исполнении, ...
Ukrainian:виконавчий лист, ...
Hindi:निष्पादन का रिट, निष्पादन का आदेश, ...
Bengali:কার্যকর আদেশ, রিট অফ এক্সিকিউশন, ...
Catalan:manament d'execució, ...
Czech:exekuční příkaz, exekuční titul, ...
Danish:fuldbyrdelseskendelse, udlæg, ...
Dutch:executiebevel, beslagleggingsbevel, ...
Greek:ένταλμα εκτέλεσης, ...
Hungarian:végrehajtási lap, vagyonlefoglalást elrendelő végzés, ...
Khmer:ដីកាអនុវត្តសាលក្រម, ដីកាបង្ខំអនុវត្ត, ...
Korean:집행 영장, ...
Persian:دستور اجرای حکم, حکم اجرا, ...
Polish:nakaz egzekucji, ...
Portuguese (BR):mandado de execução, ...
Romanian:ordin de executare, ...
Swedish:utmätningstillstånd, ...
Thai:หมายบังคับคดี, หมายยึดทรัพย์, ...
Turkish:icra emri, haciz belgesi, ...
Vietnamese:lệnh thi hành án, lệnh tịch thu tài sản, ...

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