subject to execution
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 80 U.S. 14 - Webb v. Sharp · 1871Most cited · 26 citing opinions
When the law imposes the lien only upon such goods of the tenant upon the premises as are subject to execution, it means to exclude goods which are exempt from execution by some general or special law, such as those which a man is entitled to retain, against all executions, for the use of his family or the practice of his trade.
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