Warrant of execution

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A warrant of execution is a form of writ of execution used in the County Court in England and Wales (only). It is a method of enforcing judgments and empowers a County Court bailiff to attend a judgment debtor’s (hereafter, debtor) address to take goods for sale. The closest equivalent in Scotland is a charge for payment, executed by sheriff officers after a decree (a Scots Law judgment) is granted in a sheriff court in favour of a pursuer (claimant) seeking recovery of a debt or other sum due.