levy of execution

levy of execution
See levy.

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  • levy — 1 / le vē/ n pl lev·ies 1: an act of levying: as a: the imposition or collection of a tax b: the seizure according to a writ of execution of real or personal property in a judgment debtor s possession to satisfy a judgment debt 2: an amount… …   Law dictionary

  • levy — I To assess; raise; execute; exact; tax; collect; gather; take up; seize. Thus, to levy (assess, exact, raise, or collect) a tax; to levy (raise or set up) a nuisance; to levy (acknowledge) a fine; to levy (inaugurate) war; to levy an execution,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • levy — I To assess; raise; execute; exact; tax; collect; gather; take up; seize. Thus, to levy (assess, exact, raise, or collect) a tax; to levy (raise or set up) a nuisance; to levy (acknowledge) a fine; to levy (inaugurate) war; to levy an execution,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • execution — A writ or process for the enforcement of a judgment. A remedy afforded by law for the enforcement of a judgment, which is not an action but is included in the phrase process in an action. 30 Am J2d Exec § 1. The signing of an instrument; signing …   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

  • 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

  • Levy — Lev y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Levied} (l[e^]v [i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Levying}.] 1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Levy — Lev y, n. [F. lev[ e]e, fr. lever to raise. See {Lever}, and cf. {Levee}.] 1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. [1913 Webster] A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Levy — Lev y, v. i. To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods. [1913 Webster] {To levy on goods and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Levy in mass — Levy Lev y, n. [F. lev[ e]e, fr. lever to raise. See {Lever}, and cf. {Levee}.] 1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. [1913 Webster] A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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