Sequestrari Facias
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
A writ issued for the purpose of enforcing a judgment against a beneficed clergyman when a fi. fa. has been issued and returned Tiulla bona. It commands the bishop of the diocese to enter into the benefice, and sequester the rents, tithes, and profits until the debt is satisfied. The bishop executes the writ by issuing a sequestration.
Chit. Gen. Prac. 1284; Daniell, Ch. Prac. 927; Smith, Actions (11th Ed.) 397.
See "Levari Facias;" "Writ." troversy, from the possession of both parties that contend for it. It is twofold, — "voluntary," done by consent of all parties; and "necessary," when a judge orders It. Brown.