execution sale

execution sale
A sale, usually at public auction, by a sheriff or other ministerial officer of property seized by him in levying an execution, pursuant to and under the authority of the writ or process of execution, for the purpose of obtaining from the proceeds of the sale an amount sufficient to satisfy the execution and the judgment whereunder it was issued. Sometimes the term "judicial sale" is used in the reported cases to include a sale under execution, and sometimes, judicial sales are referred to as "special execution sales." 30 Am J2d Exec § 304. See certificate of sale; redemption; sale en masse; sheriffs deed.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • execution sale — see sale Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • execution sale — noun a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court s writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation • Syn: ↑sheriff s sale, ↑judicial sale, ↑forced sale • Hypernyms: ↑sale, ↑sales agreement …   Useful english dictionary

  • execution sale — A sale by a sheriff or other ministerial officer under the authority of a writ of execution which he has levied on property of the debtor. See also judicial sale …   Black's law dictionary

  • execution sale — A sale by a sheriff or other ministerial officer under the authority of a writ of execution which he has levied on property of the debtor. See also judicial sale …   Black's law dictionary

  • execution sale en masse — See sale en masse …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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  • sale en masse — Sale of several things in one lot for one sum. A judicial sale of real estate where the property is sold without division and sale by parcels. 30A Am J Rev ed Jud S § 85. An execution sale of several distinct parcels of real estate, or several… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • sale in parcels — An execution sale of personal property consisting of various articles m which each article is offered and sold separately. 30 Am J2d Exec § 343. An execution or judicial sale of real property consisting of separate tracts, or susceptible of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • sale on execution — See execution sale …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • sale for debt — An execution sale. A sale by an administrator or executor to pay a debt or debts of the decedent. Bashore v Whisler (Pa) 3 Watts 490, 494 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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