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      [Noun phrase]  | "writ of assistance" 


      1: a writ issued to a law officer (such as a sheriff or marshal) for the enforcement of a court order or decree; especially : one used to enforce an order for the possession of lands

      2: a writ used especially in colonial America authorizing a law officer to search in unspecified locations for unspecified illegal goods


      Origin: 1706 ;

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