A writ of execution is a court order that directs law enforcement personnel to seize non-exempt property owned by the defendant and sell it at public auction to satisfy a judgment won by the plaintiff. The defendant is also called a judgment...
judicial administration
writ of mandate (mandamus)
A (writ of) mandamus, or mandate, is an order from a court to an lower court or government official to orderly perform a duty or correct an abuse of discretion. See e.g. Cheney v. United States Dist. Court For D.C. (2004). According to the U....