In common-law practice. A writ which issues after the plaintiff in an action has obtained a judgment by default, on an unliquidated claim, directing the sherlff, with the ald of a jury, to inquire lnto the amount of the plalntlfTs demand and assess his damages. Lennon v. Rawitzer, 57 Conn. 583, 19 Atl. 334; Havens v. Hartford & N. R. Co., 28 Conn. 70
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
