writ of debt
11Writ of Quominus — In England, the Writ of Quominus was a writ whereby the medieval court of Exchequer obtained a general jurisdiction over common pleas, and was a notable example of the use of a legal fiction.The plaintiff who wished to sue a debtor was alleged… …
12debt — A common law action for the recovery of a fixed and definite sum of money or for a sum of money which can be ascertained from fixed data by computation or is capable of being readily reduced to certainty. 1 Am J2d Actions § 20; that which is… …
13Writ Of Execution — A legal term that describes a court order that is granted in order to satisfy a judgment awarded to a plaintiff in a court of law. If a court issues a writ of execution, usually a local sheriff is charged with taking possession of property owned… …
14Writ of Course — 1) A writ issued as matter of routine and requiring no special authority. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 146) 2) A writ issued at the request of a complainant who desires to initiate an action for one of the ordinary or well …
15Writ Of Seizure And Sale — A court order that permits a creditor to instruct a sheriff to seize and sell assets/property of a debtor in order to pay off a debt. To get the debtor s property sold, or to put a lien on it, the creditor must obtain a writ of seizure and sale… …
16peremptory writ — An original writ, called from the words of the writ a si te fecerit securum , and which directed the sheriff to cause the defendant to appear in court without any option given him, provided the plaintiff gave the sheriff security effectually to… …
17Crown debt — Crown debt, in English law, a debt due to the crown. By various statutes, the first dating from the reign of Henry VIII of England. (1541), the crown has priority for its debts before all other creditors. At common law the crown always had a lien …
18foreclosure by entry and writ of entry — The remedy in some jurisdictions for enforcing a mortgage by entry and possession by the mortgagee. 37 Am J1st Mtg § 531. Upon a foreclosure by entry and possession after a breach of the condition of the mortgage, and by holding such possession… …
19Detinue — Tort law Part of the …
20Court of King's Bench (England) — For other uses, see Court of King s Bench. The Court of King s Bench at work. This illuminated manuscript from about 1460 is the earliest known depiction of the English court.[1] The Court of King s Bench (or Court of Queen s Bench during the… …
