Remanent pro defectu emptorum
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
They remain for want of purchasers, i. e., goods offered for sale by a sheriff.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In practice. The return made by the sheriff to a writ of execution when he has not bcen able to sell the property seized, that the same remains unsold for want of "buyers.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. They remain for lack of purchasers; a return to a writ of ^e«/acias that the officer has been unable to sell the goods distrained.