Writ of Extent:
“A writ issued by the Exchequer to recover a debt owed to the Crown, under which the debtor s lands, goods, or body could all be seized to secure payment.”
Definition of Extent:
“(16c.) Hist. A seizure of property in execution of a writ.”
- Extent in Chief: “(18c) A writ of extent issued at the suit of the Crown.”
- Extent in Chief in the Second Degree: “(1835) A writ of extent issued against a
debtor of a Crown debtor, so that it resembles a garnishment. See
GARNISHMENT.” - Immediate Extent: “(18c.) A writ of extent issued without a commission of
inquest or a scire facias.”
3. A writ giving a creditor temporary possession debtor’s property (especially land). – Also termed extendi facias.”
References:
[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6