A court order that empowers a marshal to seize property and take possession from a person or company declared bankrupt. … [Read more...]

crim. law, Practice. A writ issued by a justice of the peace or other authorized officer, directed to a constable or other proper person, requiring him to arrest a person therein named, charged with committing some offence, and to bring him before that or some other justice of the peace. 2. It should regularly be made under the hand and seal of the justice and dated. No warrant … [Read more...]

In Scotch law. Warranty; a clause in a charter or deed by which the grantor obliges himself that the right conveyed shall be effectual to the receiver. Ersk. Prin. 2, 3,11. A clause whereby the grantor of a charter obliges himself to warrant or make good the thing granted to the receiver. 1 Forb. Inst pt 2, p. 113. Absolute warrandice. A warranting or assuring of property … [Read more...]

A rope attached to some fixed point, used for moving a ship. Pub. St Mass. 1882, p. 1297. … [Read more...]

In old English law. An ancient custom, whereby, if any tenant holding of the Castle of Dover failed in paying his rent at the day, he should forfeit double, and, for the second failure, treble, eta Cowell. … [Read more...]