- execution for debt
- poursuite pour dettes
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execution for debt
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IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT — IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT, the imprisonment of a debtor who fails to pay his debt on or before the date due. Prevalence in Other Legal Systems Influenced by Roman law (see execution civil law), imprisonment for debt was the most common means of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
imprisonment for debt — Imprisonment under an execution against the person of the judgment debtor. 30 Am J2d Exec § 865. Taking and holding a person in custody under mesne process to secure his presence until final judgment. 5 Am J2d Arr § 52. Most of the state… … Ballentine's law dictionary
sale for debt — An execution sale. A sale by an administrator or executor to pay a debt or debts of the decedent. Bashore v Whisler (Pa) 3 Watts 490, 494 … Ballentine's law dictionary
EXECUTION — (Civil), laws concerning methods of recovering a debt. Definition and Substance of the Concept In Jewish law, a debt or obligation (ḥiyyuv) creates in favor of the creditor not only a personal right of action against the debtor, but also a right… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
debt — n [Old French dette, ultimately from Latin debita, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus, past participle of debere to owe] 1: something owed: as a: a specific sum of money or a performance due another esp. by agreement (as a loan… … Law dictionary
execution — Carrying out some act or course of conduct to its completion. Northwest Steel Rolling Mills v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, C.C.A.Wash., 110 F.2d 286, 290. Completion of an act. Putting into force. The completion, fulfillment, or perfecting… … Black's law dictionary
execution — Carrying out some act or course of conduct to its completion. Northwest Steel Rolling Mills v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, C.C.A.Wash., 110 F.2d 286, 290. Completion of an act. Putting into force. The completion, fulfillment, or perfecting… … Black's law dictionary
execution — ex·e·cu·tion /ˌek si kyü shən/ n 1: the act or process of executing witnessed the execution of the will 2: a putting to death as fulfillment of a judicial death sentence 3: the process of enforcing a judgment (as against a debtor); also: a… … Law dictionary
Crown debt — Crown debt, in English law, a debt due to the crown. By various statutes, the first dating from the reign of Henry VIII of England. (1541), the crown has priority for its debts before all other creditors. At common law the crown always had a lien … Wikipedia
History in For Want of a Nail — For Want of a Nail: If Burgoyne Had Won at Saratoga is an alternate history novel by Robert Sobel that takes the form of a history of North America from 1763 to 1971. Over the course of its 441 pages, For Want of a Nail details the failure of the … Wikipedia
Warrant of execution — This relates to civil enforcement of debts; for the death penalty, see Execution warrant A Warrant of Execution is a form of writ of execution used in British courts. It is a method of enforcing judgments and empowers a County Court bailiff to… … Wikipedia
