1) the act of getting an officer of the court to take possession of the property
of a losing party in a lawsuit (judgment debtor) on behalf of the winner (judgment
creditor), sell it and use the proceeds to pay the judgment. The procedure is to
take the judgment to the clerk of the court and have a writ of execution issued
which is taken to the sheriff (or marshal, constable or other authorized official)
with instructions on what property to execute upon. In the case of real property
the official must first levy (place a lien on the title), and then execute upon
it (seize it). However, the judgment debtor (loser in the lawsuit) may pay the judgment
and costs before sale to redeem real estate. 2) carrying out a death sentence.
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