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To help you understand some of the legal language, you will find this legal glossary useful. We include English and Latin terms that are in common use in law. Just click on the word or expression to find the definition:
| WALKING POSSESSION |
| A signed agreement by a debtor not to remove goods levied by a bailiff under the authority of a warrant of execution and to allow the bailiff access at any time to inspect the goods, in consideration of which the bailiff leaves the goods in the possession of the debtor |
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| WARD OF COURT |
| The title given to a minor who is the subject of a wardship order. The order ensures that custody of the minor is held by the Court with day to day care of the minor being carried out by an individual(s) or local authority. As long as the minor remains a ward of Court, all decisions regarding the minors upbringing must be approved by the Court, eg transfer to a different school, medical treatment etc |
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| WARDSHIP |
| High Court action making a minor a ward of court |
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| WARRANT OF COMMITTAL |
| Method of enforcing an order of the Court whereby the penalty for failing to comply with its terms is imprisonment; the bailiff is authorised to carry out the arrest and deliver the person to prison (or in some instances the Court) |
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| WARRANT OF DELIVERY |
| Method of enforcing a judgment for the return of goods (or value of the goods) whereby a bailiff is authorised to recover the goods (or their value) from the debtor and return them to the creditor |
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| WARRANT OF EXECUTION |
| Method of enforcing a judgment for a sum of money whereby a bailiff is authorised, in lieu of payment, to seize and remove goods belonging to a defendant for sale at public auction |
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| WARRANT OF POSSESSION |
| Method of enforcing a judgment for possession of a property whereby a bailiff is authorised to evict people and secure against re-entry |
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| WARRANT OF RESTITUTION |
| A remedy available following illegal re-entry of premises by persons evicted under a warrant of possession. The bailiff is authorised to evict all occupants found on the premises and re-deliver the premises to the plaintiff |
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| WILL |
| A declaration of a person's intentions to distribute his/her estate and assets |
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| WINDING UP |
| The voluntary or compulsory closure of a company and the subsequent realisation of assets and payment to creditors |
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| WITNESS |
| A person who gives evidence in Court (see also EXPERT WITNESS) |
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| WRIT OF SUMMONS |
| (see CLAIM) |
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