Writ Of Delivery
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A writ of execution employed to enforce a judgment for the delivery of chattels. It commands the sheriff to cause the chattels mentioned in the writ to be returned to the person who has obtained the judgment, and, if the chattels cannot be found, to distrain the person against whom the judgment was given until he returns them. Smith, Actions, 175,
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A writ to enforce the delivery of chattels under a judgment.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A writ of execution employed to enforce a Judgment for the delivery of chattels. It commands the sheriff to cause the chattels mentioned in the writ to be returned to the person who has obtained the judgment; and, if the chattela cannot be found, to distrain the person against whom the judgment was given until he returns them. Smith, Act 175; Sweet.