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WRIT OF RESTITUTION

\ɹˈɪt ɒv ɹɪstɪtjˈuːʃən], \ɹˈɪt ɒv ɹɪstɪtjˈuːʃən], \ɹ_ˈɪ_t ɒ_v ɹ_ɪ_s_t_ɪ_t_j_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of WRIT OF RESTITUTION

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

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A writ which is issued on the reversal of a Judgmentcommanding the sheriff to restore to the defendant below the thing levied upon, if ithas not been sold, and, if it has been sold, tlie proceeds. Bac. Abr. "Execution," Q.

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

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