§ 3 Entry of judgment in district courts; summary process
§ 4 Judgment nunc pro tunc
§ 6 Judgment on default; several defendants
§ 7 Judgments against defaulting defendants; separate executions
§ 8 Interest on judgments; warrant or execution
§ 9 Judgment for penalty forfeited
§ 10 Judgment for penal sum; amount of execution
§ 11 Further damages; remedy
§ 12 Proceedings in actions for further damages
§ 13 Actions for damages instead of penalty
§ 14 Executions in actions on judgments
§ 15 Action in erroneous venue; execution
§ 16 Execution not to issue until appellate review exhausted
§ 17 Executions; time for issuing; successive executions; entry of satisfactions
§ 18 Executions of district court; where enforceable
§ 19 Unsatisfied judgments; expiration of time for taking out executions; remedies
§ 20 Erroneous levy; new execution; motion
§ 21 Erroneous levy on member of corporation; subsequent proceedings
§ 22 Forms of execution
§ 23 Execution on judgments against fiduciaries, sheriffs, etc.; execution for possession of rented or leased dwelling
§ 23A Recognition and enforcement of money-judgments of foreign states; definitions
§ 24 Bankruptcy or insolvency; successive executions on unsatisfied judgments; remedies
§ 25 Special judgment where insolvent, etc., has given bond to dissolve an attachment
§ 26 Petitioner for review adjudged bankrupt, etc.; special judgments
§ 27 Set-off of execution generally; exceptions
§ 28 Levy of execution; service; executions in the alternative
§ 29 Levy of execution on land; personal property
§ 30 Levy on corporate property
§ 31 Property liable to execution
§ 32 Current coin taken on execution
§ 33 Bank notes taken on execution
§ 34 Property exempt from execution
§ 34A Annuities, pensions, profit sharing or retirement plans; insolvency; attachment
§ 35 Indemnification of officer
§ 36 Sale of personalty on execution; costs
§ 37 Notice of sale
§ 38 Property valued in excess of three hundred dollars; notice of sale
§ 39 Adjournment of sale; notice
§ 40 Adjournment upon injunction
§ 41 Failure of highest bidder to purchase; re-sale
§ 42 Return of execution; liability for fraud
§ 43 Proceeds of sale; disposition
§ 44 Proceeds of sale; disposition among several creditors
§ 45 Successive attachments; notice; liability of attaching officer
§ 46 Nature of term for years; levy; notice of sale
§ 47 Suspension of levy by prior seizure
§ 48 Liability of property not sold on prior seizure; service of execution
§ 49 Death, etc., of officer beginning levy or service; completion of service; certificates
§ 50 Removal of officer after beginning of levy
§ 51 Death of party; completion of service
§ 52 Detaining money collected on execution; penalty

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 235 - Judgment and Execution

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.