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levari facias

levari facias (l[schwa]-vair-Ifay-shee-[schwa]s). [Law Latin “that you cause to be levied”] A writ of execution ordering a sheriff to seize a judgment debtor’s goods and income from lands until the judgment debt is satisfied. • This writ is now used chiefly in Delaware. Cf. FIERI FACIAS. [Cases: Execution 15. C.J.S. Executions § 18.] levari facias […]

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venditioni exponas

venditioni exponas (ven-dish-ee-oh-nI eks-poh-n[schwa]s). [Latin “you are to expose for sale”] A writ of execution requiring a sale to be made. • The writ is directed to a sheriff when he has levied upon goods under a fieri facias but has made return that they remain unsold for lack of buyers. In some jurisdictions, a

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law latin

Law Latin. A corrupted form of Latin formerly used in law and legal documents, including judicial writs, royal charters, and private deeds. • It primarily consists of a mixture of Latin, French, and English words used in English sentence structures. — Abbr. L.L.; L. Lat. — Also written law Latin. “LAW LATIN. A technical kind

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in paper

in paper. Hist. Of a proceeding that is within the jurisdiction of the trial court; that is, before the record is prepared for an appeal. “Formerly, the suitors were much perplexed by writs of error brought upon very slight and trivial grounds, as misspellings and other mistakes of the clerks, all which might be amended

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