- writ of ejectment
- The writ in an action of ejectment.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
writ of ejectment
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writ of ejectment — The writ in an action of ejectment, for the recovery of lands. See ejectment … Black's law dictionary
writ — A written judicial order to perform a specified act, or giving authority to have it done, as in a writ of mandamus or certiorari, or as in an original writ for instituting an action at common law. A written court order or a judicial process,… … Black's law dictionary
ejectment — An action which is purely possessory; a form of action in which the right of possession to corporeal hereditaments may be tried and possession obtained. Kingsnorth v Baker, 213 Mich 294, 182 NW 108. At common law a purely possessory action; even… … Ballentine's law dictionary
writ of possession — Writ of execution employed to enforce a judgment to recover the possession of land. It commands the sheriff to enter the land and give possession of it to the person entitled under the judgment. For a distinction between the writ of possession… … Black's law dictionary
writ of possession — (law) A process directing a sheriff to put a person in possession of property recovered in ejectment • • • Main Entry: ↑possess … Useful english dictionary
Writ of possession — Possession Pos*ses sion, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.] 1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one s own. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in one s power or command; actual seizin or occupancy;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
writ of possession — A process for the enforcement of a judgment determining the title to real estate. 3 Am J2d Adv P § 9 1. The process whereby a judgment in favor of a plaintiff in ejectment or an action substituted by statute for ejectment is executed. 25 Am J2d… … Ballentine's law dictionary
ejectment — k(t)mənt noun ( s) 1. : dispossession the ejectment of tenants from their homes 2. a. : a mixed action admissible for the recovery of possession of property and for damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of it … Useful english dictionary
writ of right — noun Law 1. History one of two writs issued by a manorial court in a dispute between feudal tenants as to ownership or extent of a freehold. 2. US a similar writ, now supplanted by ejectment actions …
de ejectione firmae — The writ of ejectment of farm. This writ lay to recover restitution and damages for ouster of possession from a term for years of the tenant against the lessor, reversioner, remainder man, or any stranger who had turned him out during the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
