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  • WRIT DE RATIONABILI PARTE BONORUM
    A writ which lay for a widow, against the executor of her deceased husband, to compel the executor to set off to her a third part of the decedent's personalty, after payment of his debts. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 122, L.
  • WRIT OF ASSISTANCE
    The name of a writ which issues from the court of chancery, in aid of the execution of a judgment at law, to put the complainant into possession of lands adjudged to him, when the sheriff cannot execute the judgment. See Emerick v. Miller (Ind. App.) 62 N. E. 285; More...
  • WRIT OF ASSOCIATION
    In English practice. A writ whereby certain persons (usually the clerk of assize and his sub-ordinate officers) are directed to associate themselves with the justices and Serjeants; and they are required to admit the said persons into their society in order to take the assizes. 3 Bl. Comm. 59.
  • WRIT OF ATTACHMENT
    A writ employed to enforce obedience to an order or judgment of the court It commands the sheriff to attach the disobedient party and to have him before the court to answer his contempt Smith, Act 176.
  • WRIT OF CONSPIRACY
    A writ which anciently lay against persons who had conspired to injure the. plaintiff, under the same circumstances which would now give him an action on the case.
  • WRIT OF COVENANT
    A writ which lies where a party claims damages for breach of covenant; i. e. of of a promise under seal.
  • WRIT OF DEBT
    A writ which lies where the party claims the recovery, of a debt; e., a liquidated or certain sum ot money alleged to be due to him.
  • WRIT OF DECEIT
    The name of a writ which lies where one man has done anything in the name of another, by which the latter is damnified and deceived. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 95, E.
  • WRIT OF DELIVERY
    A writ of execution employed to enforce a judgment for the delivery of chattels. It commands the sheriff to cause the chattels mentioned In the writ to be returned to the person who has obtained the. judgment; and, if the chattels cannot t tye> found, to distrain the person against More...
  • WRIT OF DETINUE
    A writ which lies where a party claims the specific recovery of goods and chattels, or deeds and writings, detained from him. This is seldom used; trover is the more frequent remedy, in cases where it may be brought. Bouvier.
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