writ of distress
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distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of … Black's law dictionary
distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of … Black's law dictionary
writ of recaption — If, pending an action of replevin for a distress, the defendant distrains again for the same rent or service, the owner of the goods is not driven to another action of replevin, but is allowed a writ of recaption, by which he recovers the goods… … Black's law dictionary
distress — The act of distraining the goods or cattle of another; the taking of possession of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer into that of the party injured, to procure satisfaction for the wrong done. 3 Bl Comm 6. The common law… … Ballentine's law dictionary
distress warrant — A term of variable meaning. In some jurisdictions, a judicial writ in the nature of an execution. Inhabitants of Baileyville v Lowell, 20 Me 178, 182. In other jurisdictions, a writ within a requirement that all writs run in the name of the state … Ballentine's law dictionary
writ of mesne — A writ which lay for a tenant paravail against a mesne lord for permitting a distress to be levied by the lord paramount by reason of the default of the mesne lord, the damage of the plaintiff, the tenant paravail … Ballentine's law dictionary
grand distress — A writ issued in an action of quare impedit, after the defendant has defaulted, to distrain all of his property situated in the county for the purpose of forcing him to appear … Ballentine's law dictionary
distringas — A writ of distress; a writ to enforce the attendance of jurors by distress of their goods or seizure of their persons; a proceeding in equity to enforce the obedience of a corporation to a summons; a form of execution. Whether the writ of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
distringas vice comitem — A writ of distress which lay against a sheriff who neglected to execute a writ … Ballentine's law dictionary
distringas nuper vice comitem — A writ of distress which lay against a man who had been sheriff for nonfeasance while in office … Ballentine's law dictionary
