1. a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out; [syn: execution, writ of execution]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
writ of execution
n 1: a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment
that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a
sheriff to carry it out [syn: execution, writ of
execution]