| 单词 | writ of extent |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswrit of extent a. (In full writ of extent): A writ to recover debts of record due to the Crown, under which the body, lands, and goods of the debtor may be all seized at once to compel payment of the debt. extent in aid, extent in chief (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > writ > writs against debtor elegit1455 letters of horning1536 quo minus1598 extent1630 1630 J. Taylor Wks. i. 911 Her small shot are Arrests and Actions, her great Ordnance are Extents, out~lawries and Executions. a1754 H. Fielding Jrnl. Voy. Lisbon (1755) 165 He..was by extents from the Court of Exchequer, soon reduced below his original state. 1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 761 Extents of the Crown were formidable to persons who became debtors of the Crown. 1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 242/1 Extent in chief..issues from the Court of Exchequer..It directs the sheriff to take an inquisition or inquest of office, on the oaths of lawful men, to ascertain the lands, etc. of the debtor, and seize the same into the Queen's hands. 1866 A. Crump Pract. Treat. Banking v. 111 A bill seized under an extent, for instance. < as lemmas |
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