Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
landlord's warrant — A distress warrant; a warrant from a landlord to levy upon the tenant s goods and chattels, and sell the same at public sale, to compel payment of the rent or the observance of some other stipulation in the lease. See distraint distress See also… … Black's law dictionary
warrant — verb In contracts, to engage or promise that a certain fact or state of facts, in relation to the subjectmatter, is, or shall be, as it is represented to be. In conveyancing, to assure the title to property sold, by an express covenant to that… … Black's law dictionary
Warrant (finance) — In finance, a warrant is a security that entitles the holder to buy stock of the company that issued it at a specified price, which is usually higher than the stock price at time of issue.Warrants are frequently attached to bonds or preferred… … Wikipedia
Search warrant — A search warrant is a court order issued by a Magistrate, judge or Supreme Court Official that authorizes law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a person or location for evidence of a crime and to confiscate evidence if it is found.… … Wikipedia
distress warrant — A term of variable meaning. In some jurisdictions, a judicial writ in the nature of an execution. Inhabitants of Baileyville v Lowell, 20 Me 178, 182. In other jurisdictions, a writ within a requirement that all writs run in the name of the state … Ballentine's law dictionary
distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of … Black's law dictionary
distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of … Black's law dictionary
USA PATRIOT Act, Title II — The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by the United States Congress in 2001 as a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It has ten titles, each containing numerous sections. Title II: Enhanced Surveillance Procedures granted increased powers of… … Wikipedia
Distraint — or distress is the seizure of someone’s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed , especially in common law countries.[1] Distraint is the act or process whereby a person (the distrainor), traditionally even without prior… … Wikipedia
Section summary of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title II — President George W. Bush gestures as he addresses an audience Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Md., encouraging the renewal of provisions of the Patriot Act. The following is a section summary of the USA PATRIOT Act … Wikipedia
