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WRIT OF POSSESSION

\ɹˈɪt ɒv pəzˈɛʃən], \ɹˈɪt ɒv pəzˈɛʃən], \ɹ_ˈɪ_t ɒ_v p_ə_z_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of WRIT OF POSSESSION

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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This Is thewrit of execution employed to enforce a judgment to recover the possession of land. Itcommands the sheriff to enter the land and give possession of it to the person entitledunder the judgment. Smith, Act. 175.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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