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Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
The act of a sheriff in returning a writ to the court issuing it, after execution or attempt to execute. The indorsement made upon the writ, stating how he has executed, or failed to execute it. Return days: fixed in the term which