This was a general search warrant issued by the British government that gave customs agents the right to search any building or ship in the colonies for smuggled goods.
In current usage:
In criminal law - A writ of assistance is a court order to a law enforcement officer to enforce a prior order of the court.
In civil law - In bankruptcy law, a writ of assistance is an order directing that a party convey, deliver, or turn over a deed, document, or right of ownership.
to stop smuggling in the colonies
Writ of Assistance
The Writ Of Assistance Was When boston soldiers killed a lot of people so the government did the writ of assistance to stop all this killing.
The Declaration of Independence resembled a writ of assistance.
Only mere SUSPICION was needed in the writ of assistance
was a law
house search is the answer
why were colonists angry about British officers using writs of assistance?
because the writes of assistance don't like colonist
And Having Writ... was created in 1978.
they have to have a writ of assistance
A writ of assistance
writ of assistance