sale on execution
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916)
Definitions from Case Law
From 41 U.S. 215 - Charles Hozey v. William Buchanan · 1842Most cited · 11 citing opinions
the sale on execution transfers the property of the thing to the purchaser as completely as if the owner had sold it himself; but it transfers only the rights of the debtor, such as they are.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A sale conducted by an officer under a writ of execution. See Execution.