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LEVY, practice (law)


LEVY, practice. A seizure (q.v.) the raising of the money for which an execution has been issued. execution has been issued. 2. In order to make a valid levy on personal property, the sheriff must 2. In order to make a valid levy on personal property, the sheriff must have it within his power and control, or at least within his view, and if, have it within his power and control, or at least within his view, and if, having it so, he makes a levy upon it, it will be good if followed up having it so, he makes a levy upon it, it will be good if followed up afterwards within a reasonable time, by his taking possession in such afterwards within a reasonable time, by his taking possession in such manner as to apprize everybody of the fact of its having been taken into manner as to apprize everybody of the fact of its having been taken into execution. 3 Rawle R. 405-6; 1 Whart. 377; 2 S.