Writ+or+warrant
11Writ — A legal document written by a judge or other body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction, such as a court, that orders the person to whom it is addressed to perform or cease performing a specified action. Writ of habeas corpus, for example …
12Warrant of execution — This relates to civil enforcement of debts; for the death penalty, see Execution warrant A Warrant of Execution is a form of writ of execution used in British courts. It is a method of enforcing judgments and empowers a County Court bailiff to… …
13Writ of Assistance — The Writs of Assistance is a legal document that serves as a general search warrant.Unlike the warrant, it is generally open ended, and requires all parties to support the officer to whom it was issued. Its normal use is in support of customs and …
14warrant — verb In contracts, to engage or promise that a certain fact or state of facts, in relation to the subjectmatter, is, or shall be, as it is represented to be. In conveyancing, to assure the title to property sold, by an express covenant to that… …
15warrant — warrantless, adj. /wawr euhnt, wor /, n. 1. authorization, sanction, or justification. 2. something that serves to give reliable or formal assurance of something; guarantee, pledge, or security. 3. something considered as having the force of a… …
16warrant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English waraunt protector, warrant, from Anglo French warant, garant, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German werēnto guarantor, werēn to warrant; akin to Old High German wāra trust, care more at very Date: 14th… …
17warrant — Synonyms and related words: Bible oath, CD, IOU, John Hancock, MO, OK, accept, acceptance, acceptance bill, account for, accredit, acknowledge, acknowledgment, acquittance, admit, affidavit, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, agency, agentship,… …
18writ — Synonyms and related words: bench warrant, blank, capias, caveat, chirograph, death warrant, docket, document, dossier, fieri facias, file, form, habere facias possessionem, holograph, injunction, instrument, interdict, legal document, legal… …
19writ of assistance — 1. : a writ issued by a court of equity to a sheriff, marshal, or other law officer for the enforcement of an order or decree of the court; especially : one used to enforce an order for the possession of lands 2. : a writ issued to a sheriff or… …
20warrant — 1. noun 1) a warrant for his arrest Syn: authorization, order, license, permit, document; writ, summons, subpoena; mandate, decree, fiat, edict 2) a travel warrant Syn …
